SEC settles with two suspects in EDGAR hacking case

ZDNET

Hacker directly responsible for the hack is still at large, though.

EDGAR, or the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, is an SEC system where companies submit official company filings, future announcements, and past financial records. read more »

Facebook must face renewed privacy lawsuit over user tracking

REUTERS

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of violating users’ privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. read more »

Encore to Pay DOJ $4 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Claims

DOJ

Encore Rehabilitation Services LLC (Encore) has agreed to pay $4.03 million to resolve allegations that Encore violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing three Michigan skilled nursing facilities to submit false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary or skilled, the Department of Justice announced today.

The settlement resolves allegations originally brought in lawsuits filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act. read more »