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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/26/2018

U.S. Estimates that Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 20 - The Council for Economic Advisors (CEA) issued a report this month, entitled “The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy,” which concludes that...more

Ransomware gets even more nightmarish with Jigsaw

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/29/2016

We have been alerting all of our readers to the nightmares of ransomware, and that the healthcare industry is a prime target. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, a new strain of ransomware, known as Jigsaw,...more

FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/13/2015

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently issued an alert “Criminals Continue to Defraud and Extort Funds from Victims Using Cryptowall Ransomware Schemes” that indicates that the Center continues to receive...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #4

Ransomware gets even more nightmarish with Jigsaw

FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes

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