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Change Healthcare Breach Raises Red Flags on HIPAA Compliance

Change Healthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack in early 2024 — reportedly by the BlackCat group — and paid US$22 million, only to allegedly be double-crossed by affiliates. The breach affected tens of millions of individuals, prompting a full data review, rolling notifications, and investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. The attack exploited a Citrix server that lacked multifactor authentication, underlining how basic security lapses can lead to catastrophic regulatory risk.. Read more.

Canaccord Faces Major Regulatory Penalties Over Compliance Gaps

Canaccord Genuity Corp. has settled with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), admitting that it failed in its “gatekeeper” duties for trading U.S. over-the-counter penny stocks. As part of the settlement, it agreed to pay a $600,000 fine, $2.2 million in disgorgement, and $50,000 in costs. Separately, Canaccord was hit with a CAN$544,500 penalty by FINTRAC for failing to file suspicious transaction reports and lacking adequate due-diligence procedures Read more.

Immigration Compliance Needs to Be Governance, Not Just Paperwork

Modern immigration enforcement has evolved: it's now driven by data, intelligence, and proactive investigation — not just audits of paperwork. Employers that treat immigration compliance as administrative checkboxes risk serious exposure, because regulators compare visa filings to real-world data (payroll, travel, location). Fragomen argues that compliance must become part of strategic governance, integrating HR, legal, audit, and senior leadership to align operational practices with immigration risk. Read more.

🧠 Expert Take

We always need to remember that we can’t—we always need to not forget the lessons of the past, even as we’re thinking about whether this new technology maybe should give people more latitude to do different things. We have to keep in mind the risks that we’re trying to protect people from. Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner.

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Top AML Compliance Software to Consider

This is a detailed guide to selecting and implementing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) software, with emphasis on key factors such as regulatory coverage, transaction monitoring, customer-due-diligence (CDD)/KYC, case-management and integration into existing systems.

It explains that choosing the right AML platform starts with understanding your own business needs and compliance obligations, rather than simply buying the most feature-rich tool

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