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Cyber Attacks
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Think Tank Says Nuclear Missiles Can be Inadvertently Launched Through Cyber-Attacks
Just before the false alarm last weekend in Hawaii when residents were erroneously warned of an impending missile attack, think tank Chatham House issued a report stating that it had…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
“Watershed” Cyber Attack Targets Industrial Plant: Highlights Need for Adequate Cyber Insurance
In what has been described as a “watershed” cyber incident, hackers recently used sophisticated malware—dubbed Triton—to take control of a key safety device installed at a power plant in Saudi…
Media Law Prof Blog
Goldman on Who Cyber-Attacked Ken Zeran, and Why? @ericgoldman
Eric Goldman, Santa Clara University School of Law, has published Who Cyber-Attacked Ken Zeran, and Why? at Law.com (2017). Here is the abstract.In 1995, Ken Zeran was the victim of…
Eye On Privacy
Lessons Learned from Cyber Awareness Month – Part Three
Following up on our prior posts, we now turn to the future of cybersecurity. In so doing, we are reminded that, just as technology and the Internet are rapidly changing,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court’s Dismissal of Plaintiffs Data-Breach Claim
By Chip Merlin
In a win for third-party victims of a cyber security attack, the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia reversed a lower court’s decision dismissing a class-action suit against…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Hunton Global Privacy and Insurance Leaders Address the Prevention and Insurability of Cyber Attacks
A recent article published by Securityroundtable.org highlights the vulnerabilities businesses face in a world of e-commerce and interconnectivity, and how proper planning through a tailored cybersecurity program that includes -…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Energy and Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned of Increased Attacks by FBI and DHS
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20 warning of an increased danger of a malicious “multi-stage intrusion campaign” to critical infrastructure industries, including the…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Managing Workforce Cyber Risk in a Global Landscape: A Legal Review
Whether malicious or inadvertent, workforce actions cause or contribute to over half of cyber attacks experienced by organizations. Protecting against such “insider” cyber risks can be challenging, especially given the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
McAfee Report Lists Health Care Sector as Most Targeted Industry for Cyber-Attacks
In its cyber security incident report outlining vulnerabilities for the second quarter of 2017, security firm McAfee lists the health care sector as having suffered the most security incidents, which…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Aviation and Petrochemical Industries Subject to Hacking by Iran
Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government have been targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea since 2013, according to a…