A new lawsuit filed by Ukrainian civilians in U.S. courts illustrates a growing and often misunderstood risk for U.S. technology companies: you can face severe legal and reputational consequences even when you believe you’ve done everything right. In this case, plaintiffs allege that U.S.-made microchips were diverted, without the manufacturers’ knowledge, to the Russian military …
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), along with partners in the United States, the UK, and others, today published its first series of articles on the Rotenberg Brothers – close friends and enablers of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Boris and Arkady Rotenberg have been sanctioned by the United States since 2014, after Russia …
FiveBy experts provide insights on news, industry trends, and possible regulatory and reputational risks around the corner. FiveBy Director of Risk Intelligence, Irene Kenyon, on 27 February 2023 once again appeared on New Paradigms, discussing the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the state of the unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia. What has …
FiveBy experts provide insights on news, industry trends, and possible regulatory and reputational risks around the corner. FiveBy Director of Risk Intelligence, Irene Kenyon, on 5 September 2022 participated in New Paradigms—a show that asked the question: Are sanctions still relevant in a multipolar world? The answer is nuanced. Sanctions are effective foreign policy when …
FiveBy experts are often asked to provide insights on risk-related news, industry trends, and other sanctions and money-laundering issues. Irene Kenyon, FiveBy Director of Risk Intelligence, recently participated in a free webinar with Thomson Reuters on how US firms and financial institutions can best adjust to the volatile sanctions environment caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …
Click here for PDF In a press release on July 24, 2020, National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Director William Evanina highlighted foreign threats to the 2020 US election, specifically focusing on China, Iran, and Russia’s efforts to undermine US citizens’ confidence in their government institutions. Influence measures on social and traditional media to sway …
