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Inside CyberCX’s 2025 DFIR Report: MFA Failures and Espionage Risks Revealed

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The DFIR 2025 Threat Report from CyberCX offers a firsthand view of how cyber adversaries adapted and accelerated their tactics in 2024. Covering incidents across Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Europe, the report...more

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FBI Warns of Hidden Threats in Remote Hiring: Are North Korean Hackers Your Newest Employees?

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned employers of increasing security risks from North Korean workers infiltrating U.S. companies by obtaining remote jobs to steal proprietary information and extort money...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise

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Editor’s Note: This webcast brings together some of HaystackID’s top experts to dissect the intricacies of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks—a rapidly growing threat impacting organizations globally. During the...more

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Recent Ransomware Attacks Highlight the Evolving Challenges in Responding to Cyber Extortion

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A spate of recent ransomware attacks illustrates the increasingly difficult calculations that businesses face following the theft or encryption of their data....more

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Empire State of Security: New York DFS Finalizes Significant Amendment to Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates financial services institutions including banks, insurance companies, and mortgage brokers, finalized an amendment to its Cybersecurity Regulation...more

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NYDFS Expands Cybersecurity Regulations: Extortion Payment Reporting, Corporate Governance, and Technical Requirements

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A major amendment to the New York State Department of Financial Services' cybersecurity regulations establishes affirmative cybersecurity oversight duties and requires companies to report extortion payments to the agency....more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 27

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FBI Seizes Hive Ransomware Servers—Blocks US$130 Million in Demanded Ransoms - On January 26, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice dismantled the “Hive” ransomware group, which had...more

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NYDFS Proposed Amendments to Its Cybersecurity Rules

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​​​​​​​On July 29, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules that include a number of significant amendments to the rules, including notification...more

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Multi-Faceted Extortion: Insider Look at Ransom Payments and Cyber Defense

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Day 3 at RSA Conference 2022 was filled with fascinating discussions on enhancing our cyber defenses to defeat the ever-proliferating spate of increasingly common and expensive ransomware attacks....more

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US, UK, and Australia Issue Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Ransomware Threat to Critical Infrastructure

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On February 9, 2022 the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the “Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware” against critical infrastructure sectors (“Advisory”).  The Advisory...more

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Ransomware Case Signifies Shift In Cyber Insurers' Stance

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Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Lax security measures, which have become more acute in the work-from-home environment, continue to be exploited. Companies' systems are hacked into, their data is encrypted, and they face...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - Extortion Doesn’t Work for EA Sports Hackers - According to The Record, Electronic Arts Sports (EA) was the victim of a cyber hacking in June, when hackers posted on an underground hacking forum that they...more

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EU Spotlight: Top 6 Issues All General Counsel Need to Know About Ransomware

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Ransom demands from cyber-attacks show no signs of slowing down, and the costs—both from ransom payments and repairing the damage—are rising precipitously. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines six ways companies...more

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Insuring a King’s Ransom: The Role of Cyber Insurance in Ransomware Risk Management

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Nearly 700 years ago, England captured King John II of France and held him for ransom for four million écus. But France could not afford to pay, and King John II ultimately traded his two sons as substitute hostages to try...more

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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

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Fueling the Fire: How Extortion Has Changed the Face of Data Breaches

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Ransomware attackers typically encrypt victims’ data and demand ransom in exchange for the decryption keys. Ransomware is not a new cybercriminal activity. In fact, ransomware attacks are over 30 years old. However, around...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2019

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Vicious malware continues to be deployed by China-based attackers. A new strain of malware, dubbed “HiddenWasp,” which has the ability to remotely infect computers, has been discovered by a security researcher at Intezar. The...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #3

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As of February 15, 2018, banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) are required to file their first certification of...more

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Winter is Coming: The HBO Hack, Ransomware Attacks, and Cyber Extortion Coverage

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Cyber extortion and ransomware attacks made headlines across the globe this summer, but the cyber attack at HBO stands out due to the size of the ransom demanded ($6 million). The HBO hack highlights the importance of one of...more

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Purchasing Cyber Insurance? Important Considerations from the Recent Nossaman/ UCI Cyber Symposium

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On October 12, 2015, Nossaman and UC Irvine hosted a Cyber Symposium at the City Club in Los Angeles. The event included four panels of Nossaman lawyers, UCI professors, and private professionals who are experts in the areas...more

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