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'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

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The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CRTC Quashes CASL Findings Against Online Intermediaries - But Avoids the Elephant in the Room

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The CRTC has overturned a 2018 staff finding that two online advertising intermediaries aided an unknown party with respect to the installation of malware on Canadian government computers, contrary to s. 9 of Canada’s...more

Bennett Jones LLP

CRTC Issues $250,000 in Penalties for Malware Distribution

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Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) addresses much more than unwanted commercial messages. CASL also prohibits, among other things, installation of software onto a person’s computer without consent. The Canadian Radio-television...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Malvertising: Senate Committee Releases Report

Terms like “web security” and “data breach” are now familiar to most Americans in light of recent, significant issues with the websites and databases of some large U.S. companies. But web security encompasses more than just...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

How Online Advertisers May Steal Your Personal Information: Recommendations for Protecting Consumers

The United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations recently released a report outlining six findings concerning online advertising risks to consumers’ personal information and four recommendations on how to...more

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