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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

OFAC Speaks Again on Ransomware: Mature Cybersecurity Programs Are Important

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/12/2021

Last year, as employees clicked away at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, ransomware attacks surged, with hospitals and other health care providers the top target. This year will be worse—2021 has already seen more...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 10, November 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/11/2020

VIDEO: Cryptocurrency - Legitimate Uses and Potential Issues - Following the recent publication of the U.S. Attorney General's cryptocurrency enforcement framework, Spilman attorneys Corey Bonasso and Nick Mooney discuss...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2019

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/11/2019

National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a large network of veterinary hospitals and clinics, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack. According to the reports, NVA employs more than 2,600 veterinarians, with over...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2018

On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/26/2018

U.S. Estimates that Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 20 - The Council for Economic Advisors (CEA) issued a report this month, entitled “The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy,” which concludes that...more

HaoBao Malware Hitting Banks Scans for Bitcoin Activity

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/22/2018

Lazarus, the well-known hacking group responsible for the WannaCry ransomware attack from last year, as well as the attack on the Bangladesh Central Bank and Sony, is now targeting global financial firms and Bitcoin adopters...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2017 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/15/2017

$64 Million in Bitcoin Stolen from NiceHash - Many are lamenting not purchasing bitcoin now that its value has skyrocketed. Recently, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin warned investors to stay away from...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/7/2017

The latest on the potential Disney move for “significant parts of 21st Century Fox,” which is nearing completion and could see Murdoch scion leaving his father and brother in order to work for Big Mouse....more

WannaCry Ransomware Alert

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/22/2017

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

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/15/2017

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

Bitcoin: Cybersecurity Regulations on the Horizon?

JD Supra Perspectives on 10/17/2016

As legislators grapple with creating legislation intended to bring virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, within the scope of anti-money laundering regulations, the vulnerability of Bitcoin exchanges to theft and other cyber...more

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - October 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/23/2015

"Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" Part III - Why it matters: It is time for another installment in our continuing "Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" coverage into the ongoing constitutional challenges to the SEC's...more

Financial Services Weekly News - September 2015 #4

Goodwin on 9/24/2015

Regulatory Developments - NYDFS Announces Approval of First BitLicense Application from a Virtual Currency Firm: The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced Sept. 22 that it has approved...more

FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/13/2015

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

Around the Virtual Word: March 25-29, 2013

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 4/1/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - RUMOR: Google Is Launching An Augmented Reality Based E-Book Line - Valve Can't Pull Plug...more

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