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Scattered Spider Using RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware Against Victims

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/25/2024

We previously reported on the concerning mash-up of worldwide cybercriminals, known as Scattered Spider, working together to attack victims. New reports from Microsoft and others indicate that in the second quarter of...more

Fund Managers Must Assess Whether Microsoft/CrowdStrike Outage Has Triggered Additional Regulatory Filings

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/22/2024

A global technology outage linked to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft apps and triggered major disruptions across the asset management sector, along with other global industries. Private fund managers...more

Black Basta Exploits Microsoft Zero-Day After Patch

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/24/2024

It is being reported that Black Basta (aptly named) exploited a Microsoft zero-day prior to Microsoft’s release of a patch for the vulnerability back in March....more

Microsoft Delays Recall Rollout Amid Privacy Concerns

HaystackID on 6/18/2024

Thursday, Microsoft announced its new line of Copilot Plus PCs would launch next week without the anticipated Recall feature. Originally part of Microsoft’s Copilot Plus suite, Recall was designed to take and store...more

UK Privacy Watchdog Probes Microsoft’s Controversial “Recall” Feature

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/31/2024

The UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is investigating Microsoft over potential privacy concerns with its recently announced AI-powered “Recall” feature for Windows PCs. Microsoft...more

Microsoft Flies in Regulatory Skies Towards AI Horizons: Restructures Teams and Forges Ahead with Copilot

HaystackID on 4/4/2024

Microsoft is adjusting its flight plan in response to the winds of change within the technology and regulatory landscapes, affecting various aspects of its operations, from its Teams chat app to its artificial intelligence...more

Patch, Patch, Patch: Updates for Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Products

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/14/2024

Patching vulnerabilities is a difficult task. Keeping up with and patching them without disrupting users’ experience is tricky. Nonetheless, it is a necessary evil and crucial to cybersecurity hygiene and incident prevention....more

Security Snippets: Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability to watch out for

Hogan Lovells on 1/23/2024

A vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint has been flagged as being actively exploited by CISA. A vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint is being actively exploited according to CISA’s known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV)...more

Kudos to Microsoft’s Takedown of Storm-1152

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/18/2023

There was a big win for the good guys against the bad guys this week. On December 13, 2023, after obtaining an order from the federal court in the Southern District of New York to seize U.S. based infrastructure and take...more

All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments – Q3 2023

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/26/2023

The firm is pleased to distribute the Q3 2023 edition of All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments, which closely follows the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) in the...more

AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

White & Case LLP on 8/10/2023

Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

AI Leaders Commit to White House Supported Guidelines

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/25/2023

In coordination with the White House, several leaders in the artificial intelligence (AI) space have publicly committed to a voluntary set of guidelines relating to responsible development and deployment of AI. Amazon,...more

Best Patch Management Strategy for Remote Workers

Accelerynt, Inc. on 6/12/2023

Like it or not, the remote workforce is here to stay. Statistics show that employees say they are more productive working from home, and even before the global pandemic, there had been a 44% growth in the remote workforce...more

Launch of Public RFI Signals FTC Scrutiny of Cloud Computing Industry

Fenwick & West LLP on 3/30/2023

On March 22, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for information (RFI) seeking public comments on business practices in the cloud computing industry. The RFI focuses on three intertwined aspects of...more

[Webcast Transcript] Are You a Team Player? Managing Enterprise Messaging Data in eDiscovery

HaystackID on 11/28/2022

Editor’s Note: On November 16, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the proliferation of enterprise messaging content in the COVID-era, a proliferation accelerated by the pre-existing industry trend of legal...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 2022 - 3

Ankura on 10/21/2022

Prestige Ransomware Emerges, Targets Ukraine and Poland - A new ransomware variant has emerged in the wild, being used in targeted attacks against the logistics and transportation sectors within Ukraine and Poland. The...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2022

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/14/2022

CYBERSECURITY - CISA Recommends Following Microsoft’s Mitigation for Zero Day Exploits - Microsoft recently issued mitigation steps for vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by threat actors. Microsoft...more

CISA Recommends Following Microsoft’s Mitigation for Zero Day Exploits

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/13/2022

Microsoft recently issued mitigation steps for vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by threat actors. Microsoft stated that it is aware that two vulnerabilities are being actively exploited to access users’...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - September 2022 - 3

Ankura on 10/10/2022

Royal Ransomware Operation No Longer Residing in the Shadows - "Royal", a ransomware operation consisting of "a group of vetted and experienced ransomware actors from previous operations" and first discovered in January of...more

CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure

Ankura on 9/29/2022

On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which will require critical infrastructure owners and operators (among other things) to report...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/15/2022

CYBERSECURITY - DOJ Takes Down RaidForums' Website - In an action against what has been described as one of the largest hacker forums in the world, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 12, 2022, that...more

Patch Tuesday Release Includes Fix for Actively-Exploited Flaw

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/15/2022

Microsoft released its monthly patches this week to fix 128 vulnerabilities, including 10 rated as critical, 115 as important, and three flagged as moderately severe. One of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-24521 Windows Common...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2021 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 11/12/2021

CYBERSECURITY - November's "Patch Tuesday" Includes 55 Patches - Staying current with Microsoft’s monthly patches is challenging, yet critical for one’s cybersecurity program. This week, Microsoft’s November Patch...more

November’s Patch Tuesday Includes 55 Patches

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/12/2021

Staying current with Microsoft’s monthly patches is challenging, yet critical for one’s cybersecurity program. This week, Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday released 55 patches, six of which were categorized as “critical,”...more

SolarWinds Hackers Focus on Downstream Vendors as Next Victims

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/29/2021

In a blog post entitled “New activity from Russian actor Nobelium,” Microsoft’s V.P. of Customer Security & Trust Tom Burt discussed a recent alert issued by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) regarding the...more

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