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Marler Blog
Light Friday Afternoon Reading After E. coli O26 Cases Linked to Chipotle Hit 41
By Bill Marler
“It's great to have local non-GMO food, but you've got to make sure it doesn't have a fecal pathogen that can sicken 50 of your customers,” Marler said. Page 16…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Ransomware Alert: Client Data at Risk for Lawyers and Accountants!
By Peter Vogel
The volume of Ransomware is increasing dramatically after malware is downloaded by unsuspecting employees “encrypts a user or company’s files and forces them to pay a fee to the hacker…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes
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…
Tech Law Blog
The Rise of Ransomware
Researchers at McAfee have discovered a new “ransomware-as-a-service” tool on the darknet. This tool, named "Tox", allows criminals to automatically create ransomware. Once the victim’s device is infected, the ransomware…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Coming to your Computer Soon? Ransomware which Locks your Files and Demands Payment
By Peter Vogel
Alarms are going off around the Internet with an apparent increase of ransomware which “immediately makes its presence known by encrypting files and demanding payment for the keys to unlock…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Critical of the Proposed Smart Metering Privacy Impact Assessment Template
On April 22, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an Opinion on the European Commission’s draft data protection impact assessment template for smart grid and smart metering systems.
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Clarifies Purpose Limitation Principle; Opines on Big and Open Data
On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion analyzing the scope of the purpose limitation principle, including recommendations on how to strengthen the principle in the…
Health IT Law Blog
EHR hackers turn to extortion
Hackers recently struck a small medical practice in suburban Chicago, encrypted the facility’s digital medical records, and then demanded a ransom payment in exchange for allowing the facility to regain…
New York Health Law
Feds Release HIPAA Audit Protocol
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released its HIPAA audit protocol. Audits of HIPAA compliance were mandated by the 2009 Health Information…