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Nation State Backed Groups Using AI for Malicious Purposes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/7/2025

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) recently published a new report “Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI,” which is well worth the read. The report shares findings on how government-backed threat actors use and misuse...more

North Korean “Laptop Farm” IT Worker Scam Targets Multiple High-Profile Companies

Ankura on 12/23/2024

Major U.S. companies targeted by North Korean threat actors disguised as remote IT workers. Multiple individuals responsible for stealing millions of dollars have already been apprehended by U.S. authorities....more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - August 2022 - 2

Ankura on 9/7/2022

Anti-Cheat, Code-Signed Driver Abused to Bypass Privileges and Deploy Ransomware - Trend Micro researchers observed a ransomware infection in late July 2022 that involved a code-signed driver called "mhyprot2.sys", which...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - August 2022

Ankura on 8/16/2022

Ransomware/Malware Activity - Twitter Confirms Data Breach Affecting 5.4 Million Account Profiles - On August 5, 2022, Twitter confirmed it has suffered a data breach after receiving a report of a vulnerability through...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – February 2022

Alston & Bird on 2/9/2022

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Proposed Rule Will Require Private Funds to Report Certain Cyber Events On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund...more

Chinese tax software contains malware

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 9/26/2020

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 18 (September 17, 2020) - In June of 2020, Trustwave SpiderLabs, a cybersecurity firm, announced it had found malware on tax software downloaded by a client. The malware was embedded...more

Five Cybersecurity Practices to Minimize Risk During Coronavirus

Lowndes on 3/16/2020

As concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow, many companies are planning to have more employees work from home. While these measures are aimed at keeping employees healthy and safe, it’s also important to...more

Employers Take Notice: Increased Cybersecurity Threats Amid Coronavirus Precautions

Hogan Lovells on 3/16/2020

On March 11, the Word Health Organization officially characterized the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. During the outbreak, many employers around the world are seeking to prioritize the well-being and safety of...more

How to Be Ready for Coronavirus-Related Cybersecurity Challenges

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/12/2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak is creating electronic communication and data privacy concerns on a number of fronts. One immediate effect is a significant increase in phishing scams, used by threat actors to launch malware...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/7/2020

Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more

Cyber Criminals Using Coronavirus Concern to Assist with Intrusions

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/5/2020

Concern over the spreading coronavirus from China is legitimate and real. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency, and the United States and other countries are limiting...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2019

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/7/2019

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

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/1/2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Data Protection Board's published opinions on data protection impact assessments, an Ohio court's ruling that bitcoin is covered insured...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/16/2018

Today’s Muskdate is all about the SEC issuing a subpoena to Tesla as it continues its investigation into Elon’s August 7 Twitter post about the “funding secured” detail of his plans to take the company private....more

Fenwick Privacy Bulletin - Summer 2017

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/28/2017

In This Issue - Ransomware Advisory - The WannaCry ransomware attack that began on May 12 infected 230,000 computers in more than 150 countries within a few days. The scope of the attack was unprecedented—which is just one...more

Project CAMERASHY Details Cyberespionage By China’s Military

King & Spalding on 10/1/2015

In a story reminiscent of a Tom Clancy plot, the Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday on “meticulously documented” cyberespionage conducted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (“PLA”) Unit 78020 to further strategic...more

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