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Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase

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The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Ransomware Tactics And Strains Emerge, Including Public Auctions Of Stolen Data

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As many have learned over the last several years, ransomware is a type of malware that denies affected users access to critical data by encrypting it. Attackers profit handsomely by requiring victims to pay substantial sums,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

What Do Lady Gaga, LeBron James And The Texas Courts Have In Common?

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Give up? Each recently made headlines in connection with ransomware — a form of malware that encrypts a victim’s electronic files. The attacker then demands a ransom – typically payable in bitcoin – from the victim to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Sodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero

The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking payments....more

Hogan Lovells

“Of Ransoms, Bitcoin, and Injunctions”: English High Court grants subrogee insurer proprietary injunction over ransomed Bitcoin

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In a gripping tale sure to excite die-hard Potter fans everywhere, the English High Court has granted a so-called ‘Harry Potter injunction‘ (i.e. a protective injunction against persons unknown) restraining the dissipation of...more

Fisher Phillips

Is Blockchain Immune from Cyberattacks?

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With every new technology, there are security risks. Blockchain is no exception. The recently published McAfee Blockchain Threat Report by McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team analysts explains the current threats against...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2018 #3

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Think Tank Says Nuclear Missiles Can be Inadvertently Launched Through Cyber-Attacks - Just before the false alarm in Hawaii last weekend when residents were erroneously warned of an impending missile attack, think tank...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Cyber Insurance Issues for the Healthcare Industry

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This episode provides an overview of the major cyber security issues affecting the health care industry. Given that health care is one of the most frequently targeted industries by data hackers, this episode outlines the...more

Hogan Lovells

$10 domain name halts spread of WannaCry ransomware

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A major global ransomware attack going by the name of WannaCry was recently short circuited by the registration of a single domain name costing just over $10. The unregistered domain name consisting of random characters was...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

WannaCry Ransomware Alert

This is not a drill. Companies and law enforcement agencies around the world have been left scrambling after the world’s most prolific ransomware attack hit over 500,000 computers in 150 countries over a span of only 4...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

WannaCry Ransomware Attack: What Happened and How to Address

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Recently, a widespread global ransomware attack has struck hospitals, communication, and other types of companies and government offices around the world, seizing control of affected computers until the victims pay a ransom. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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A series of cyberattacks featuring ransomware rocked the world this weekend, and the aftershocks “could linger” for a while....more

Carlton Fields

Should Your Company Purchase Bitcoin to Pay a Cyber Ransom?

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In recent years, businesses have witnessed the proliferation of cyber attacks, hacking, and other digital threats. One common threat is ransomware. In a ransomware attack, a company may lose access to critical systems and...more

Baker Donelson

Practice Spotlight: Best Practices for Responding to the Threat of Ransomware

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Ransomware, a specialized form of malware used for extortion attempts, has been around the internet for more than a decade but now, because of a rash of recent attacks, has moved to the forefront as the most problematic cyber...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ransomware gets even more nightmarish with Jigsaw

We have been alerting all of our readers to the nightmares of ransomware, and that the healthcare industry is a prime target. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, a new strain of ransomware, known as Jigsaw,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DHS Warns of New Ransomware Threats

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) recently issued a joint alert with the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre warning of two new ransomware threats behind recent well-publicized attacks against healthcare...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Be Alert: Ransomware Attacks on the Rise

Big name companies, government agencies and individuals are all falling victim to “ransomware” attacks in record and still-rising numbers. Recently, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital’s communications capabilities were disabled...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Hospital Held Ransom Highlights Healthcare as a Vulnerable Cyber Target

Security threats to healthcare providers continue to be fluid and fast-paced, as the most recent publicized cyberattack demonstrates. On February 5, 2016, hackers took control of the computer systems at Hollywood Presbyterian...more

Fisher Phillips

Prevent Your Company’s Data from Being the Next Ransomware Hostage!

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A few weeks ago Los Angeles-based hospital Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center fell victim to cyber criminals who infiltrated and disabled the hospital’s computer network through the use of ransomware. The malware...more

BakerHostetler

Protecting Patient Data From Hacker Ransom Demands

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Forty bitcoins later (approximately $17,000), Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital can now access its electronic medical health records and return to treating its patients as scheduled. But as hackers develop new tools to access...more

Locke Lord LLP

Mitigating Ransomware Liability

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The recent malware attack on Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center is an example of the latest trend in security concerns, called “ransomware.” Hollywood Presbyterian’s networks were infiltrated by malware that encrypted key...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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently issued an alert “Criminals Continue to Defraud and Extort Funds from Victims Using Cryptowall Ransomware Schemes” that indicates that the Center continues to receive...more

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