Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Should Ransomware Payments Be Banned?

Ransomware attacks have become so extensive, and so expensive, that their effects ripple through the entire economy: They have in […]

New Wrinkle In White Hat Hacking – Ransom Refund

An unidentified hacker who ripped off a decentralized finance platform for $600 million in funny money returned about $260 million, […]

Understand Cryptocurrency? Well, You Don’t Have To In Order To Vote For Taxing Its Brokers

A provision that addresses cryptocurrency survived bipartisan negotiations and remains in the recently passed Senate version of the infrastructure bill. […]

The Dicey Question Of Transparency After A Cyberattack

Solar Winds is said to have gone public the day after it learned from cybersecurity company FireEye about the spectacular […]

Smart Contracts For Dumb Investors

The SEC has charged two Florida men and their Cayman Islands company, Blockchain Credit Partners, for “unregistered sales of more […]

“Hack-Back” Legislation May Get Senate Hearing. Critics Are Skeptical.

A bipartisan bill that could lead to private companies being allowed to “hack back” at cyber-attackers has been introduced in […]

Law Firm Shuffle, As Gov’s Deleted-Text Lawsuit Grinds On In Missouri

The Missouri governor’s office, defending a lawsuit filed in 2017 by St. Louis attorney Mark Pedroli, has brought in new […]

Nobody Home: What Happens When The Extortionist Goes Dark?

The ransomware organization REvil went dark on July 13, leaving at least one company that had paid a ransom without […]

Public Site Now Tracks Ransomware Payments

Ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent. World leaders are taking notice, but have yet to devise an effective response. A […]

How a Lawyer Handled a Ransomware Demand

An article in a freight industry trade journal describes how a South Carolina-based attorney guided a trucking company through a […]

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