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FBI obtains 7,000 LockBit decryption keys providing some victims relief

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Victims of LockBit ransomware attacks can reach out to the FBI for decryption keys and all companies can prepare against ransomware attacks. The FBI secured 7,000 LockBit decryption keys, providing victims of LockBit...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Ransomware Gone Wild – And What You Need To Do To Protect Your Company

The FBI has reported a 400 percent increase in cyber-attacks in 2020 – and, according to some reports, Ransomware makes up about 85 percent of those attacks. Ransomware is one of the most potentially damaging types of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The Ultimate Inside Job: FBI-Owned Encrypted Communication Devices Take Down Criminal Syndicates Worldwide – With Money Laundering...

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Last week, the law enforcement agencies across the globe executed a historic two-day takedown of hundreds of alleged criminals who used securely encrypted communication devices to further their criminal enterprises. The...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Practices

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On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity following a series of highly publicized cybersecurity incidents during the first four months of his presidency, including the...more

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Health Care Facilities Are Under Cyberattack; Cyber Insurance Provides A Valuable Defense

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U.S. hospitals, already on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, are now facing viral attacks by cybercriminals. More than 20 U.S. hospitals and health care organizations have reported their data being held...more

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Blame Hollywood: A Conversation with Stewart Baker, former General Counsel of the National Security Agency

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Editor's Note: In the world of cyber law, privacy and cybersecurity, one of the largest and most colorful figures is Stewart Baker, whose resume includes a stint as General Counsel at the National Security Agency and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #37 – Beware of fake USB drives and phone chargers

USB drives and phone chargers are expensive. Hackers know that. One way hackers are gaining access to get into computers to steal data is by planting USB drives and phone chargers in public areas, hoping someone will pick it...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Need to Decrypt an iPhone? There’s an “Act” for That

A pair of recent cases pitted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Apple, Inc. (Apple) in a Herculean struggle between asserted interests in national security and privacy. In both cases, the DOJ relied on the same...more

Cozen O'Connor

iWon’t: Apple’s Face-Off with the DOJ

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In what is quickly becoming one of the closest-watched cases in the country, Apple is now at loggerheads with the Department of Justice and FBI over its refusal to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Apple vs. FBI: The House Judiciary Committee Hearing and Takeaways

Among the major headlines dominating not only the recent news cycle, but also this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, has been Apple’s challenge to the federal government’s request that Apple assist in unlocking the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 3/2/16

GE’s tech chief discusses gamification and cars; Apple and the FBI’s faceoff continues; Microsoft will give developers a new toy to play with; man’s best friend takes a disliking to man’s made friend; and more…...more

Locke Lord LLP

Should Apple Always Have a Key to All iPhone Data? To Some iPhone Data?

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On February 16, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an Order under the All Writs Act directing Apple Inc. to cooperate with efforts by the Federal...more

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Apple vs. FBI- What’s Really at Stake?

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The Apple vs. FBi case has sparked fireworks in recent days and for good reason. The FBI is relying on a 227-year-old statute called the All Writs Act to support its request for Apple to hack the San Bernadino iPhone that...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Federal Court Orders Apple to Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s Phone

Apple must help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the attackers in the San Bernardino, Calif. assault in December, a federal magistrate judge ruled this week. The ruling handed the government an important victory in an...more

Carlton Fields

Don’t Get Locked Out: Is Ransomware a Threat to Your Business?

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Ransomware is a type of malware that locks access to a computer and its drives. Many forms of ransomware take complete control of the computer system, encrypt all of the files, and deny access to the system and any files...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Class Action Suit Filed Against UCLA After It Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting 4.5 Million Individuals

In yet another data breach affecting millions of individuals, UCLA Health System (“UCLA”) reported on July 17, 2015, that hackers had accessed portions of its health network that contained personal information, including...more

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