Amgen Says IRS Seeks $7.1 Billion in Back Taxes, Penalties
Amgen Inc.
has been hit with a bill for more than $7 billion in unpaid taxes and penalties from the…
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Russia Sanctions Complicate Paying Ransomware Hackers
The nearly nonstop series of new U.S. sanctions being levied in a bid to halt Russia’s war machine have complicated events for companies facing their own…
Former Microsoft Employee Alleges Bribery Scheme in Middle East and Africa
Microsoft Corp.
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said this week that it had fired some employees and terminated partnerships,…
WSJ News Exclusive | Tencent Faces Possible Record Fine for Anti-Money-Laundering Violations
HONG KONG—Chinese technology giant
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
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is facing a potential record fine…
Elon Musk Seeks to Terminate 2018 Fraud Settlement With SEC
Elon Musk also is disputing the SEC’s…
Senate Passes Cyber Package That Would Require Firms to Report Hacks
The Senate Tuesday passed a cybersecurity package that would require companies to report damaging hacks and ransomware payments to the government,…
Ransomware Attackers Begin to Eye Midmarket Acquisition Targets
About two months after it was bought in the fourth quarter of 2021 by a private-equity firm, a midsize manufacturer had to pay a ransomware group that had…
Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Hack
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Tuesday it seized over $3.6 billion worth of digital currency stolen during a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange and…
SEC Looks to Bolster Market’s Cyber Defenses
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission is exploring ways to improve cybersecurity in capital markets, including by…
Russia Arrests Hackers Tied to Major U.S. Ransomware Attacks, Including Colonial Pipeline Disruption
WASHINGTON—The Russian government on Friday said it had arrested members of the prolific criminal ransomware group known as REvil that has been blamed for…