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Cyber Attacks
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
SEC Hacked!
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted that it was the victim of a cyberattack in 2016 that exposed information that may have been used for insider trading. The…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Navy Investigating Whether Ship Collision Resulted from Cyber-Attack
The United States Navy is investigating whether the recent collision of the USS John S. McCain with a Liberian tanker off Singapore may have been caused by a cyber-attack. According…
Media Law Prof Blog
Studer and de Werra on Regulating Cybersecurity and What Civil Liability Might Accrue in Case of Cyber-Attacks
Evelyne Studer, University of Geneva Faculty of Law, and Jacques de Werra, University of Geneva, have published Regulating Cybersecurity - What Civil Liability in Case of Cyber-Attacks? at 8 Expert…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Coverage for Cyber Attack
The federal district court determined there was coverage for losses sustained by the insured due to a cyber attack. Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 2017 U.S.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Siemens Medical Equipment Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
The Department of Homeland Security and Siemens Healthineers has identified cybervulnerabilities in the Windows 7-based versions of Siemens PET/CT systems, SPECT systems, SPECT/CT Systems and SPECT Workplaces/Symbia.net and have issued…
The Right Coast
Ukraine eyes Russian security services in massive cyberattack | New York Post
Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic.The SBU, Ukraine…
The Right Coast
Ukraine eyes Russian security services in massive cyberattack | New York Post
Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic.The SBU, Ukraine…
Data Counsel
Ways to Prevent & Prepare for Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware was involved in 10 percent of the 450 breaches handled by our Privacy and Data Protection team in 2016. This week’s news about a global ransomware attack is another…
Password Protected
Massive Cyberattack Developing Worldwide
By Andrew Konia
Several cybersecurity firms and news outlets are reporting a new major cyberattack spreading across the globe. The attack, which is still developing and appears to have hit the UK first,…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
Mitigate Litigation and Regulatory Exposure From Cyber-Attacks
By Jonathan S. Kolodner, Daniel Ilan, Rahul Mukhi
Late last month, Target Corporation reached an $18.5 million settlement with the Attorneys General of 47 states and the District of Columbia, resolving the AGs’ investigation into Target’s 2013 data…