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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - February 2024

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: 2023 Crypto Threat Landscape

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Following one of the most turbulent years in crypto history, 2023, in contrast, unfolded as a year of reprieve, including from crypto threats. According to a July 12, 2023, report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis,...more

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Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase

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The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Karakurt Extortion Group Auctions Data for Ransom

On June 2, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the FBI, the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a joint Cybersecurity Alert warning companies of the...more

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Ubiquitous and Creative Fraud is Regular Feature of DeFi

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If you read the hype, then you will have read that lack of regulation, speed of transactions, irreversibility of trades, and hidden identities are positive features of the crypto world. Crypto enthusiasts say that finance can...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

OFAC Speaks Again on Ransomware: Mature Cybersecurity Programs Are Important

Last year, as employees clicked away at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, ransomware attacks surged, with hospitals and other health care providers the top target. This year will be worse—2021 has already seen more...more

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The Use of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies in Ransomware Attacks: Why Employers Should Care

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As ransomware attacks continue to become more of a concern for employers of all sizes, an increasing number of hackers are demanding cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin in exchange for ending their attack. The recent ransomware...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.14.2021 | Top Story: Whistleblowers Allege Private Equity Games U.S. Tax System

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The Times digs into what it’s calling private equity’s “conquer[ing of] the American tax system”—where “slight-of-hand tax-avoidance strategies” are so “aggressive” and pervasive that “at least three private equity officials...more

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Crypto Payment Options Announced, Federal Reserve Official Addresses Bitcoin, US and Foreign Actions Target Crypto Crimes, DeFi...

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Crypto Payment Options Announced, Federal Reserve Official Addresses Bitcoin - Late last week, BitPay, a leading provider of cryptocurrency payment services, announced that U.S. users of its prepaid debit card, which allows...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #271 – Getting In on the Cryptocurrency Frenzy? Assess Risk of Theft First

Oh, if I had just bought that Bitcoin when I first thought about it a decade ago…I might risk a flight to Fiji right now, which is on my bucket list, even in the midst of the pandemic. Alas, I didn’t, because I assessed the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hacked Healthcare Provider Refuses To Pay Ransom, Attackers Target Psychotherapy Patients

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Earlier this year, we reported on an evolution in the form of cyberattack known as ransomware –attackers transitioning from denying affected users access to critical data by encrypting it to removing data from the compromised...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Report on Recent Twitter Hack

You probably heard about the recent hack of Twitter accounts that took place on July 15, 2020. The hackers took over several prominent Twitter accounts, which resulted in a scam that netted over $118,000 in bitcoin for the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Alabama City Hit with Ransomware

On June 5, 2020, Florence, Alabama’s information technology systems were hit with ransomware by the DoppelPaymer group demanding a ransom payment of $378,000 in bitcoin....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2020 #3

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Sodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero - The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Sodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero

The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking payments....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #3

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Natural Gas Compressor Facility Shut Down After Ransomware Attack - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that a ransomware attack shut down a natural gas compressor facility for two days. While in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ransomware—to Pay or Not to Pay and Should We Get a Bitcoin Wallet Just in Case?

There’s nothing worse than paying criminals. And paying a ransom for data is just that—paying criminals for a criminal act. All you get out of the payment is access to your data....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

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Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2019

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National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a large network of veterinary hospitals and clinics, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack. According to the reports, NVA employs more than 2,600 veterinarians, with over...more

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Hack of Electrum Wallets Reaps over 200 Bitcoin (around $750,000)

A scary scheme by hackers recently successfully lifted Bitcoin from Electrum wallet owners to the tune of approximately $750,000....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2018 #2

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A report released by cybersecurity firm Agari has come to conclusion that we have been experiencing all year—a hacking group in Nigeria, dubbed “London Blue,” is targeting CFOs and controllers from small businesses to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ryuk Ransomware Targets Large Businesses With Large Ransoms

A new ransomware, dubbed “Ryuk,” has surfaced in the last few weeks that is said to be targeting large organizations in the United States. ...more

Fisher Phillips

Is Blockchain Immune from Cyberattacks?

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With every new technology, there are security risks. Blockchain is no exception. The recently published McAfee Blockchain Threat Report by McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team analysts explains the current threats against...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HaoBao Malware Hitting Banks Scans for Bitcoin Activity

Lazarus, the well-known hacking group responsible for the WannaCry ransomware attack from last year, as well as the attack on the Bangladesh Central Bank and Sony, is now targeting global financial firms and Bitcoin adopters...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Another Hitch in the Crypto Boom? North Korean Malware Hijacks Computers to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency

Researchers at cybersecurity firm AlienVault have discovered a computer virus of North Korean origin which infects and hijacks computers in order to mine Monero, a private digital currency which styles itself as “secure,...more

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