Cybercrime Enforcement
Overview
Crowell & Moring’s Cybercrime Enforcement team has significant experience executing proactive strategies to address cybercrime, intellectual property theft and fraud, global enforcement of legal rights, mitigation of legal risk, and deterrence of adversaries.
In today’s business, the digital domain is pervasive, encompassing intellectual property, sensitive and high-value data, and critical human interactions. Cybersecurity and technical risks follow, which present challenges to detect, assess, mitigate, attribute and deter.
Insights
Publication | 05.11.20
INSIGHT: High Court's First Foray Into Computer Fraud Act Could Upend Liability
Publication | 11.15.23
Navigating SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement In A Post-SolarWinds World
Publication | 10.09.23
Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil And Criminal Liability For Government Contractors
Publication | 09.29.23
Civil Cyber-fraud Settlement Highlights Potential For Cooperation Credit
Representative Matters
- Identified and successfully pursued participants in an international criminal organization responsible for an enormous volume of fake pharmaceutical and adult spam email.
- Identified and pursued defendant that used internet means to misappropriate and convey confidential technical material in a trade secret and corporate espionage matter.
- Prosecuted action against parties fraudulently manipulating email spam filters and carrying out illegal automated creation of email accounts and spam email activity.
- Successfully implemented enforcement program to disrupt distribution of pirated software through offshore file-sharing sites and peer-to-peer networks.
- Investigated and pursued credit card fraud ring abusing online gaming platform.
- Investigated and initiated international civil litigation and law enforcement referrals against an “advance fee fraud ring.”
- Investigated and pursued perpetrators of an online and telephonic “customer support” scam.
- Prosecuted action against website publisher and internet traffic provider in a novel internet case related to “click fraud” and related fraudulent online advertising practices.
- Investigated and pursued party engaged in fraudulent manipulation of search engine promotional program.
- Investigated and advised regarding various malware and adware programs.
Insights
Publication | 05.11.20
INSIGHT: High Court's First Foray Into Computer Fraud Act Could Upend Liability
Publication | 11.15.23
Navigating SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement In A Post-SolarWinds World
Publication | 10.09.23
Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil And Criminal Liability For Government Contractors
Publication | 09.29.23
Civil Cyber-fraud Settlement Highlights Potential For Cooperation Credit
Professionals
Insights
Publication | 05.11.20
INSIGHT: High Court's First Foray Into Computer Fraud Act Could Upend Liability
Publication | 11.15.23
Navigating SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement In A Post-SolarWinds World
Publication | 10.09.23
Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil And Criminal Liability For Government Contractors
Publication | 09.29.23
Civil Cyber-fraud Settlement Highlights Potential For Cooperation Credit