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Legal Consequences Under the UAE's Cybercrimes Law.

A nation's reputation is crucial, and the UAE has implemented strong legislation to address these issues under the Federal Law No. (34) of 2021 (cybercrimes law). These laws specifically target online activities concerning...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

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The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2024

Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System said it experienced a breach impacting more than 1.27 million patients when a former employee of vendor Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Corp. subsidiary, accessed patient...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ransomware Criminal Prosecution of Russian National Underscores Pervasive Ransomware Risks

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In today’s world of cyber threats, many companies have fallen victim to ransomware attacks.  Corporate boards and senior executives face serious issues when their companies are attacked. The payment of ransom is not only...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Uber’s Former Chief Security Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction for Coverup of Data Breaches

On October 5, 2022, after a monthlong jury trial, former Uber Chief Information Security Officer Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and misprision of a felony...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 6 (June, 2022) - A report from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) found that in early 2022, ransomware groups increasingly turned to legitimate software during...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: A Cybersecurity Education Specialist, Whose Passions Include the Forest, DIY, and Deviled Eggs

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Dr. Melissa Dark is the Founder of DARK Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting cybersecurity education at the secondary level. Before that, Dr. Dark worked in graduate and college...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Charges Russian Officials for Two Historical Hacking Campaigns

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The Justice Department continues to prosecute Russian-related crimes.  Since the Ukraine Crisis, DOJ has steadily been announcing criminal charges against defendants connected to Russia. ...more

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DOJ Battles Ransomware Attacks

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The Justice Department continues to attack and dismantle global ransomware extortion organizations.  Business surveys often confirm that executives are hyper-focused on the risk of ransomware attacks against businesses....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Capital One Hack Prosecution Raises New and Old Questions about Adequacy of CFAA

On August 28, 2019, almost a month after Paige A. Thompson was arrested based on allegations that she hacked into servers rented by Capital One Financial Corporation, a criminal indictment was returned charging her with one...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The Hacked & the Hacker-for-Hire: Lessons from the Yahoo Data Breaches (So Far)

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The fallout from the Yahoo data breaches continues to illustrate how cyberattacks thrust companies into the competing roles of crime victim, regulatory enforcement target and civil litigant. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Of Greek Gods and Data Breaches

The sorry story of Chris Correa, the St. Louis Cardinal executive convicted of hacking into the Houston Astros computer system expanded last month when Federal Judge Lynn Hughes unsealed details about the extent of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Major League Baseball fines Cardinals and Plucks Draft Picks for Hacking the Astros

It doesn’t always pay to be a hacker. Major League Baseball (MLB) this week made a strong statement about its tolerance for teams hacking other teams. We previously reported on the incident when a Cardinals employee hacked...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Business Litigation Alert: "Business Lessons from the Database Hack of the Houston Astros"

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Christopher Correa, a former scout for the St. Louis Cardinals, was recently sentenced to almost four years in prison for hacking the Houston Astros player-personnel database. While it seems far-fetched that hacking would...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ex-Cardinals scouting director sentenced to serve time in jail for Astros database hacking

Back in January, we wrote about the ex-Cardinals Scouting Director pleading guilty to hacking the Houston Astros database. Now, this week, Christopher Correa, former scouting director and director of baseball development, was...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Chinese national hacker pleads guilty to sending U.S. military data to China

The FBI and DOJ continue their effort to bring cyber hackers to justice. Last week, Chinese national Su Bin pled guilty to stealing data related to Boeing’s C-17 military cargo plane and of trying to steal information...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hacker arrests and prosecutions update

We previously reported that alleged Ukranian hacker Sergey Vovnenko, also known as “Flycracker,” “Fly” and “Darklife” was extradited from Italy, arrested and charged in New Jersey federal court for his part in disbursing the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Three more Darkode Hackers Prosecuted

We previously reported on the prosecutions of Darkode members. Three more members of the computer hacking forum Darkode have pled guilty to accessing protected computers without permission, and for violating the CANSPAM Act....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC, Insider Trading and Cyber Security: An International Hacking—Insider Trading Ring

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Cyber security is a key focus for virtually everyone these days. The SEC, for example, has been issuing releases discussing disclosure requirements and offering guidance for a number of years. Prominent issuers have reported...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cybercrime Forum Darkode nailed by the DOJ and FBI

Last week, (July 15, 2015), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the coordinated law enforcement efforts of 20 countries, including the U.S. effectively dismantled the computer hacking forum Darkode with criminal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

25 year old sentenced to 13 years for hacking data broker databases

The Department of Justice has announced that 25 year old Hieu Minh Ngo has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. His sentence was lighter than expected because he has cooperated with authorities to catch more identity...more

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