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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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[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

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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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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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

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

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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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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