DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP Over Cybersecurity Program

As 2025 drew to a close, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant developments in cases relating to the allegedly deficient cybersecurity practices of two Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. These two cases suggest that the federal government will continue to make DFARS 7012 compliance for companies that process Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) […]

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On July 31, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.8 million settlement with Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) to resolve alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations related to cybersecurity vulnerabilities and shortcomings in its genomic sequencing products. Of the total settlement, $1.9 million will be paid to the qui tam whistleblower who brought […]

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On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint-In-Intervention in the case of United States of America ex rel. Christopher Craig and Kyle Koza, v. Georgia Tech Research Corp. and Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (d/b/a the Georgia Institute of Technology) (United States v. Georgia […]

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