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Cycurion reports coordinated stock manipulation; files lawsuit over fake acquisition press release
Cycurion, Inc.
- On March 16, 2026, unauthorized fake press release via ACCESS Newswire announced fictitious acquisition; stock fell >10% at open.
- Short selling spiked 33x to 180x above normal daily volume; spoofing with 100% order cancellation rate identified.
- Cycurion filed lawsuit naming ACCESS as defendant; subpoenas obtained trading records; plans to include market manipulators.
- CEO letter cites similar patterns at Genius Group, Datavault AI, Mullen Automotive, Quantum BioPharma with damages up to $700M.
- Company taking active measures to halt stock manipulation and recover damages.