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You’ve been hit with ransomware. Think twice before you pay.

You've been hit by a ransomware attack, and a cybercriminal group is demanding a cryptocurrency payment in exchange for your data's safe return. Should you pay? Deciding whether to pay a ransom is an internal business...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: FBI Director Asks for Help to Fight Cyber Attacks

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When hit with a cybersecurity attack, organizations are often not inclined to bring in federal law enforcement. Recent comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray at Mandiant’s annual mWISE 2023 conference seek to encourage the...more

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U.S. Treasury Department Takes Action Against Russian Darkmarket Entity as Latest Government Move Against Cybercrime

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On April 5, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury named Genesis Market to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”). Genesis Market is...more

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – February 2023

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Russia - Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments (DOJ Action) Those involved. Ilya Balakaev, Russian national. Charges and penalties. Conspiracy to...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, October 20, 2022

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October 19, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, designated a Russian network that...more

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US DOJ Responds to Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets

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On March 9, 2022, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order 14067, which charged the Department of Justice (in consultation with the Departments of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security) to submit a report on how to...more

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Trade Matters - May 10, 2022 -Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter

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In late December 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The new law creates a rebuttable presumption that any goods created in whole or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...more

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U.S. Government Takes Increasingly Aggressive Actions Targeting Ransomware

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On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), and the U.S. Department of State (“State”) made several significant announcements regarding recent U.S. government...more

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Ransomware Victims Told to Think Twice Before Paying Hackers

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an updated advisory warning all ransomware victims that if they succumb to ransomware demands and pay foreign actors who are...more

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OFAC Helps Those Who Help Themselves: How a Ransomware Response Plan Can Help Avoid Sanctions Enforcement for Ransom Payments

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Many companies have a “no ransomware payment” stance until faced with a ransomware attack, especially an attack that causes significant business disruption. At that point, the company may reconsider its stance (or at least...more

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OFAC Issues New Ransomware Guidance And First Sanctions Designation Against Virtual Currency Exchange

In the Biden Administration’s latest effort to respond to the growing threat of ransomware attacks, on September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) announced new sanctions and ransomware guidance in an...more

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Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?

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Ransomware has emerged as one of the most virulent cybersecurity risks, affecting public and private sector alike. In recent years, ransomware attacks have become more focused, sophisticated, costly, and numerous. Threat...more

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OFAC Advisory Warns of Civil Penalties for Ransomware Payments

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The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory alert on October 1, 2020, that serves as a warning to entities who have been or will be the victim of a ransomware attack. The...more

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