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Administrative/Regulatory

Apr. 6, 2013

Nothing to be embarrassed about: disclosing cyberattacks to investors

Any company that has suffered a cyberattack needs to know that the SEC is taking an increasingly hard line on what must be disclosed. By Michael Mugmon and Joel Fleming

By Michael Mugmon and Joel Fleming

CUTTING EDGE: This is a monthly column dedicated to examining progressive and innovative legal issues that California lawyers needed to know for their daily practice. For more information, please visit www.WilmerHale.com.

The nightmare starts with an innocuous-looking, early-morning email. A groggy employee sees a bland subject line and a familiar name in the "From" field. He opens the attachment. That small mistak...

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