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'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

BakerHostetler

Deeper Dive into the Data - May 2024

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Every spring, BakerHostetler collects, analyzes, and compares key metrics on the incident response matters we handled in the prior year. The output – our Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report – highlights key findings...more

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What a Long Strange Breach It’s Been

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10th Anniversary Look Back - While 2014 may not really seem that long ago, consider this: In 2014, Tom Brady was still the quarterback of the New England Patriots, with nine years to go until his retirement from the NFL....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: 10 Lessons Learned

Why does it matter to you? In February of 2024, Change Healthcare, a prominent player in the healthcare industry, fell victim to a ransomware attack that sent shockwaves through its systems and networks. The incident...more

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Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - December 8, 2023, Ankura CTIX

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New Linux Remote Access Trojan "Krasue" Targets Thai Telecom Sector - A newly discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Linux has been seen targeting telecommunications firms in Thailand as reported by Group-IB. Named RAT...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

WilmerHale

Building Ransomware Resilience - A Proactive Strategy for Businesses and Regulators

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The rise of ransomware attacks has prompted the international community to explore a range of approaches to deter these attacks, including the use of sanctions, the further development and instantiation of norms governing...more

Troutman Pepper

Cyber Capsule - February 2023

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Before we jump into February developments — trigger warning if you are a Russian hacker — for those keeping track of breach notification requirements, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board approved a final...more

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Malware, Spyware, and Ransomware: How They Differ and How to Respond

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Malware is an umbrella term for all malicious software. What is malware? Malware is an umbrella term that includes all types of malicious software, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware. These...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Protéger votre organisation contre les menaces de rançongiciels : nouvelles lignes directrices

Le commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l’Ontario (le « CIPVP »), soit l’organisme de réglementation de la protection de la vie privée dans le secteur public et le domaine de la santé de...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Protecting Your Organization from Ransomware Threats: New Guidance from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC), Ontario’s public sector and health privacy regulator, recently released a technology factsheet titled, “How to Protect Against Ransomware.” This factsheet is intended...more

Woods Rogers

Ransomware – What it is, how to avoid it, and what to do if you are infected.

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Ransomware has been one of the top cyber threats in the past several years. Thanks to the WannaCry attack of 2017 and others, most people have heard of this type of cyber threat, but many do not know how it works, how to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2022 #2

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

Hacking Healthcare: Cyberattack Contingency Planning and Response

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Establishing and maintaining effective systems to protect sensitive personal data and confidential business information from outside interference while also assuring that privacy interests are protected is among an...more

Opportune LLP

Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy

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Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 3. Privacy Briefs: March 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 3 (March, 2022) - HHS said in early March that it was not aware of any specific threat to U.S. health care organizations stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “However, in the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - Tensions between the U.S. and Russia could lead to a heightened risk of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks on U.S. interests, including health care organizations,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warns Olympics/Paralympics Participants of Cyber “Activities”

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

Lighthouse

Cybersecurity Defense: Recommendations for Companies Impacted by the Biden Administration Executive Order

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As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing—Your Employees Need to Know the Newest Schemes

New dictionary words have been formed to describe online scams. Phishing, one that everyone knows by now, is when a scammer uses a pretext in an email to get someone to click on a link or attachment in the email to deploy...more

King & Spalding

OCR Updates Ransomware Guidance

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On June 9, 2021, OCR distributed an update to those on its Privacy List sharing links to alerts and resources for addressing the growing number and size of ransomware incidents. One such resource included a White House memo...more

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Bose Added to List of High-Profile Companies Who Have Suffered Ransomware Attack

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Crippling data breaches and sophisticated ransomware attacks are increasingly common threats to modern businesses. Ransomware attacks can not only target confidential company data and data collected from customers but...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Six Zero Day-Related Vulnerabilities

IT professionals leave room in their schedules for Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday just as I leave room in my schedule every Wednesday night for blog writing. ...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - FBI and DHS/CISA Issue Joint Alert on Mamba Ransomware - The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) recently issued a joint alert with the Department of Homeland Security/Cybersecurity Infrastructure and...more

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Ransomware with Data Exfiltration and Threatened Leak Extortion

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The attorney-client privilege is a bedrock legal principle that protects a client from providing a court or adversary with confidential communications exchanged in the course of providing or receiving...more

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