Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Scammers Scammed

Heaven forfend! The Russian ransomware gang REvil leases its software out to other crooks in exchange for a cut of […]

LockBit Ransomware Gang Publishes Files, Federal Reserve Lowballs Ransom

Bipartisan Support For Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have introduced legislation that would give set […]

A New Era of Public Scrutiny

The pandemic has exposed hidden socio-economic rifts in society, and created a global marketplace characterized by increased scrutiny from the […]

LockBit Ransomware Gang Publishes Files, Federal Reserve Lowballs Ransom

To Call the Feds Or Not To Call the Feds, That Is the Question

The Biden administration is warning ransomware victims that they should alert the feds of an attack, but ransomware gangs are […]

They Can Hack But They Can’t Haggle

Some ransomware gangs are threatening to destroy the data they’ve encrypted if the victim company calls in professional negotiators to […]

The Million Dollar Question In Data Breach Lawsuits

The threshold question for determining if a consumer class action may proceed following a data breach is whether the plaintiffs […]

Apple Employees Say Company Is Invading Their Privacy

A former firmware engineer at Apple says he was required to link his personal Apple ID and work account when […]

Big Players, Big Promises, At White House Cybersecurity Conference

Some of the biggest players in the digital universe – including Apple, Microsoft and Google’s parent company, Alphabet – attended […]

New Technique to Fool Ransomware Protection

New Technique to Fool Ransomware Protection

A novel ransomware technique called “intermittent encryption” has emerged. It compromises Windows Servers using malware that scrambles every alternate 16 […]

New Ransomware Ploy: Bribe An Employee

A San Francisco-based cybersecurity company says it managed to establish communication with a ransomware group that had been contacting employees […]

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