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Cyber Attacks
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ukrainian bank loses $10 million in latest SWIFT cyber-attack
An unnamed bank in Ukraine is the most recent victim in a series of cyber-attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the international banking communications system. According to an independent IT monitoring organization,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Raytheon/Ponemon survey confirms companies wait until an event to hire a data security vendor
The results of a Raytheon commissioned Ponemon study released on June 7, 2016, shows that at least two-thirds of businesses wait until they have experienced a cyber-attack or data breach…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Impact “Cyber Attacks” Are Having on the Insurance Industry and What it Means for Insureds
I am sure you have all heard or read about some large scale “cyber attacks” over the past several years. Whether it be the attack on Target where numerous individuals’…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
CYBERSECURITY PAST IS PROLOGUE
By:Tara Swaminatha (Reposted from IPT News Q1 2016) Cyberattacks on businesses and developments in cybersecurity law took prominent places on the world’s front pages in 2015. As 2016 unfolds, we…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
GUEST BLOG: Small Texas Law Firm Used in International Cyberattack
By Peter Vogel
My Guest Blogger John Ansbach is General Counsel of General Datatech, L.P. (“GDT”), and John is a seasoned attorney with a broad range of experience developed over more than 18…
Policyholder Perspective
Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure Are Increasing: Review Your Insurance As “Internet of Things” Risks Grow and Change
In the December post Systemic Cyber Risks And The Internet of Things, we wrote about the increasing risk of cyber attacks on infrastructure and consumer products, and related insurance issues. We…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FBI’s cyber most wanted: Spotlight on Firas Dardar and Ahmed Agha
New additions to the FBI’s Cyber’s Most Wanted List show “the line between ordinary criminal hackers and potential national security threats is increasingly blurry,” according to Assistant Attorney General for…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
NERC Report Highlights Lessons Learned from Ukraine Electric Utility Cyber Attack
On March 18, 2016, a report was released by a joint team from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Electricity Information Sharing Analysis Center and SANS Industrial Control Systems. According…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
MedStar Health newest healthcare victim of cyber-attack
MedStar Health has announced that it has shut down its electronic medical record system after confirming that it has been struck with malware. MedStar indicated that it doesn’t yet know…
Healthcare Law Blog
Be Alert: Ransomware Attacks on the Rise
By Sheppard Mullin, Ethan Stanislawski
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 for 10 days…