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CISA Issues Malware Analysis Report on RESURGE Malware

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/3/2025

On March 28, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) on RESURGE malware, which is associated with the product Ivanti Connect Secure....more

Business Email Compromise Scams: What They Are, and How to Avoid Them

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/25/2024

In an increasingly digital world, the rise in cybercrime involving email scams has become a significant threat to individuals and organizations alike. These sophisticated attacks exploit human psychology and technological...more

Proactive Defense: A Step-by-Step Guide To Assessing Your Organization's Cyber Risk

Ankura on 6/25/2024

In the continuously evolving landscape of cyber threats, organizations must be proactive in identifying and mitigating potential risks to their digital assets and operations. A critical step in building cyber resilience is...more

The Growing Cyber Risks in Fintech and How to Mitigate Them

Woodruff Sawyer on 6/10/2024

The fintech revolution has reshaped the financial world, creating new opportunities to borrow, save, transact, and invest like never before. With no signs of slowing, fintech revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245...more

Treasury Department Warns Financial Institutions to Prepare for AI-Age Fraud — AI: The Washington Report

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints on 4/5/2024

Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) released a report on cybersecurity risks in the financial services sector in March 2024. While recognizing the...more

HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations of NoEscape Ransomware

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/23/2023

On October 12, 2023, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued an Alert to the healthcare industry about a “new threat actor and ransomware,” NoEscape, which is threatening health care organizations....more

Keeping Pace: The Evolution of Incident Response

Ankura on 10/2/2023

Incident response (IR) has undergone a drastic transformation in the past two decades, adapting to the relentless evolution of the cyber threat landscape. In the early 2000s, as the internet became more deeply ingrained in...more

Recommendations for Managing Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/25/2023

In the hyper-connected era of smart manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” the manufacturing sector is undergoing a digital revolution. By leveraging technologies such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence,...more

FIN7/Carbon Spider Attacks Veeam Backup Servers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/4/2023

Researchers at WithSecure cybersecurity firm have seen two malware attacks against Veeam Backup and Replication servers believed to be initiated by cybercrime group FIN7, also known as Carbon Spider, which has also been...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 2023 - 5

Ankura on 1/30/2023

Recent Uptick in Malicious Microsoft OneNote Attachments Identified in Phishing Campaigns - Security researchers have noted a recent uptick in phishing campaigns utilizing Microsoft OneNote attachments to spread malware....more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 2023 - 4

Ankura on 1/27/2023

PayPal Discloses December 2022 Security Incident Involving Credential Stuffing Attacks - PayPal has begun sending out notification letters to individuals impacted by a security incident that occurred in early December...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 2023 - 2

Ankura on 1/16/2023

Health and Human Services Organization Discloses Ransomware Attack and Breach from Early 2022 - On January 5, 2023, Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS) disclosed that a ransomware attack occurred on April 4, 2022, and...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 2023

Ankura on 1/6/2023

Louisiana's Largest Medical Complex Discloses Data Breach Associated to October Attack - On December 23rd, 2022, the Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) began sending out notifications regarding a newly discovered...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 2022 - 3

Ankura on 10/21/2022

Prestige Ransomware Emerges, Targets Ukraine and Poland - A new ransomware variant has emerged in the wild, being used in targeted attacks against the logistics and transportation sectors within Ukraine and Poland. The...more

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 2022 - 2

Ankura on 10/17/2022

Optus Confirms Data Breach Impacting 9.8 Million Individuals - On October 3, 2022, Optus, a major telecommunications company headquartered in Australia, confirmed that 2.1 million customers had valid or expired government...more

Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/29/2022

It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human beings that just want the money....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

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/22/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection - According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more

Health Care Organizations Warned of Aggressive Ransomware Threat

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 4/29/2022

Ransomware is the “business pandemic.” Warnings have been issued by multiple agencies around the world to alert businesses to increase their protection and awareness. Most recently, the Department of Health and Human...more

United States Government Warns Investors About Malicious Cryptocurrency Trading Apps

Console and Associates, P.C. on 4/28/2022

While investors used to need to possess a certain level of tech-savviness to trade cryptocurrency, that is less and less the case these days. In recent years, many mainstream brokerage firms began to allow customers to buy...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/4/2022

CYBERSECURITY - CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more

CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/4/2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of destructive malware that is being used to target organizations in Ukraine, with the ongoing...more

FBI Warns Olympics/Paralympics Participants of Cyber “Activities”

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/4/2022

On January 31, 2022, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification entitled “Potential for Malicious Cyber Activities to Disrupt the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics,” warning those associated with the Olympics...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/21/2022

CYBERSECURITY - ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022 - ECRI has been publishing its annual report of health technology hazards for the past 15 years. According to ECRI’s Device...more

Privacy Tip #315 – Redline Malware Used to Steal Saved Credentials

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/20/2022

Passwords are so difficult to remember. We all know we shouldn’t use the same or similar passwords across platforms. Stolen password credentials are dumped on the dark web and criminals use the stolen passwords to steal other...more

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