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  • July 14, 2026

    'Bulletproof Hosting' Providers Indicted For Aiding Hacks

    A trio of Russian nationals and the "bulletproof hosting" services they operated have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio on charges that they helped facilitate cyberattacks against banks, hospitals and other critical infrastructure operators across nearly two dozen states and several countries, leading to more than $62 million in losses, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

  • July 14, 2026

    Silicon Valley Bank Ignored BlackRock's Advice, Judge Hears

    Silicon Valley Bank disregarded advice from BlackRock's investment advisory firm suggesting the bank reduce the amount of its long-term mortgage-backed securities, the bank's former treasurer acknowledged Tuesday under questioning from a California federal judge during a bench trial over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's claim SVB mismanaged its assets before its 2023 collapse.

  • July 14, 2026

    Fed 'Racing' To Hit Genius Act Rules Deadline, Warsh Says

    Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank is "racing" to meet a looming deadline for drafting certain rules required by the Genius Act, the landmark stablecoin law that other federal regulators have already proposed regulations to implement.

  • July 14, 2026

    Key Witness In Halkbank Exec's Sanctions Trial Avoids Prison

    A Turkish-Iranian businessman-turned-linchpin cooperator in the trial of a Halkbank executive has been spared further incarceration over his role in an alleged $20 billion scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and gas proceeds through bribery and illicit transactions that laundered payments to Iran's government.

  • July 14, 2026

    Ex-CFPB Enforcers Launch Consumer, Civil Rights Firm

    Three former enforcement leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have launched their own law firm focused on consumer, tenant, worker and civil rights, with plans to represent advocacy organizations and state attorneys general, among others, in the area of public interest.

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