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DOJ Issues Rule Addressing Threat Posed by Foreign Adversaries’ Access to Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

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On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Justice Department issued a final rule to address “urgent national security risks posed by access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data from countries of concern and covered...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ransomware Criminal Prosecution of Russian National Underscores Pervasive Ransomware Risks

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In today’s world of cyber threats, many companies have fallen victim to ransomware attacks.  Corporate boards and senior executives face serious issues when their companies are attacked. The payment of ransom is not only...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Cybersecurity Insurance and Managing Risk: 10 Things to Know

The number of cybersecurity incidents continues to increase, with the average cost of a data breach in 2022 reaching an all-time high of $4.35 million, up from $3.86 million in 2020. In addition to the increasing number of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cybersecurity Basics Are Key to Combating Ransomware

The onslaught of ransomware attacks by cybercriminals increases unabated every year, affecting everyone from mom and pop shops on Main Street to corporate lions of Wall Street. Hackers infiltrate an organization's computer...more

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DSIR Deeper Dive into the Data: Ransomware Front and Center

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There is no question that ransomware is here to stay. Thirty-seven percent of the matters we handled last year involved ransomware, compared to 27 percent of matters in 2020. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Building a resilient tech strategy: Cyber attacks

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Being an innovative business comes with its challenges and legal risks. In recent years, there has been a major increase in cyber attacks, and this is a real risk for every business. Aside from the cyber attack itself,...more

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To Pay or Not to Pay: Five Critical Approaches to Beating a Ransomware Threat

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It’s the call you hope you never get. Your company has been hit with a ransomware attack. Your systems are offline. Your customer data was stolen by an unknown threat actor who is threatening to leak it. You have lots of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Holiday Cyber Storm Warnings

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Recent data thefts and systems intrusions, particularly with respect to ransomware, have assured that cybersecurity is top of mind for corporate executives and compliance officials. We at EBG have tried to keep you up to date...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS Issues Ransomware Guidance

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced new guidance addressing ransomware attacks, and highlighting cybersecurity measures to significantly reduce the risk of an attack. The guidance comes as...more

King & Spalding

Ransomware on the Rise in Critical Infrastructure Sector

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Recent ransomware attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, which includes the energy sector’s production of oil and natural gas, and other sources of electricity and power, have shed a spotlight on the importance of...more

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Best Practices for Managing Cyber Risks in a Cyber World

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The shift to a work-from-home economy has enabled companies and employees to continue functioning during the pandemic but one unintended consequence of this overnight transition has been the increased risk of cyberattacks....more

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Regulatory Crackdown on Ransomware

Ransomware is a Serious and Growing Problem - In recent years, Ransomware has evolved from merely encrypting files/disabling networks in solicitation of ransom, to sophisticated attacks that often involve actual data...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Treasury's advisories regarding the role of financial intermediaries in ransomware payments, a ruling by the Israeli data protection authority...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Who’s On the Other Side: OFAC Releases Guidance on Ransomware Payments and Sanctions Enforcement

As we previously reported, companies across the globe increasingly have been targeted by cyber criminals during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Just last month, a major U.S. healthcare provider, United Health Services (“UHS”),...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ransomware Payments May Violate Sanctions Laws, U.S. Treasury Department Warns

On October 1, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to companies that pay a ransom in the wake of a cyberattack. Specifically, the advisory warned that...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Adds Iranian Bitcoin Exchangers’ Names and Wallet Addresses to SDN List, Ushers in “New Approach” to Sanctions Enforcement

• On November 28, 2018, OFAC designated two Iran-based individuals who helped exchange cryptocurrency (bitcoin) into fiat currency on behalf of alleged ransomware perpetrators who targeted U.S. businesses and municipal...more

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Treasury Identifies Iranian Nationals and Their Digital Currency Addresses Used to Facilitate Ransomware Attacks

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On November 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), announced an action against two Iranian citizens, Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan, who facilitated the exchange of...more

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Checking In on Sanctions Enforcement

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The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to ramp up sanctions enforcement. Even with the likely relaxation of the Iran and Cuba sanctions, OFAC has been continuing its aggressive enforcement...more

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