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Ransomware
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Data Matters
Risk Analysis in the Crosshairs: Four Recent Ransomware Resolutions Preview the HIPAA Security Rule Amendments
By Michael C. Hochman, Sasha Hondagneu-Messner, Brad A. Carney
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced resolution agreements and corrective action plans with four regulated entities following…
ComplexDiscovery
A 48-month federal benchmark resets the incident-response insider question
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Federal sentencing has now placed a number on the kind of insider conspiracy that legal-tech and cybersecurity governance teams have been forecasting for two years. Ryan Clifford Goldberg,…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Water Treatment Facility Downed with Ransomware Attack
Critical infrastructure operators at the water treatment plant in Minot, North Dakota, were forced to resort to manual processes when its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system became inoperable…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Water Treatment Facility Downed with Ransomware Attack
Critical infrastructure operators at the water treatment plant in Minot, North Dakota, were forced to resort to manual processes when its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system became inoperable…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Trump Administration’s EO on Cybercrime and a Cyber Strategy for America
On Friday, March 6, 2026, the White House issued a sweeping Executive Order (EO) titled, “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens." The EO reflects what most organizations…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Ransomware attack leads to Marquis suing SonicWall for exposure of 780,000 people’s data!
By Peter Vogel
INTERNET, IT & E-DISCOVERY BLOG: Ransomware attack leads to Marquis suing SonicWall for exposure of 780,000 people’s data! DarkReading.com reported that “A large fintech company is pinning the blame for…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DHS Announces Virtual Town Halls on CIRCIA Final Rule
By Kate Growley, Matthew Ferraro, Jacob Canter, Jacob Harrison, Ajan Jayant, Bryan Dewan
On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced upcoming virtual town hall meetings scheduled for March 2026 regarding the implementation of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Warns Communications Providers of Ransomware Surge
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a Public Notice urging communications providers to implement cybersecurity best practices in order to protect their networks and systems against…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ransomware Attacks Keep Climbing
The Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team recently released its Ransomware 2026 report that contains helpful intelligence into the state of ransomware attacks and insight into how they are…
Inforrm's Blog
Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem – Thembekile Olivia Mayayise
By INFORRM
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until…