Deal with ransomware the way police deal with hostage situations
When faced with a ransomware attack, a person or company or government agency finds its digital data encrypted by an unknown person, and then gets a demand for…
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Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data
In recent weeks, Johannesburg’s computer network was held for ransom by a hacker group called Shadow Kill Hackers. This was the second time in three months a ra…
Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US
The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licen…
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Details Still Few In City Of Albany’s Ransomware Attack
"Brian Nussbaum is assistant professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany. "Ra…
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Ransomware Hits City Of Albany Computers
"Brian Nussbaum is an assistant professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany. "…
‘NotPetya’ ransomware attack shows corporate social responsibility should include cybersecurity
As the “NotPetya” ransomware attack spreads around the world, it’s making clear how important it is for everyone – and particularly corporations – to take cyber…
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Microsoft’s Old Software Is Dangerous. Is There a Duty to Fix It?
"Cyber law professor Jennifer Granick of Stanford University suggests auto-industry style liability is not appropriate for software. "While it is tru…
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Ransomware attack is why we can't have security backdoors, say privacy advocates
"What happened this week won’t be lost on judges in the future should the government again try to get tech companies to build backdoor access into programs…
Cybercriminals have just mounted a massive worldwide attack. Here’s how NSA secrets helped them.
Computers around the world are suffering an attack from malicious software. The compromised computers have been hit by “ransomware” — software that encrypts the…
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Indiana businesses targeted as ransomware viruses spread across U.S.
"Hackers’ favorite targets include health systems and local governments, said Scott Shackelford, a professor of business law and ethics in the Kelley Schoo…
Giving Up on Cybersecurity
UCLA Law Review Discourse, Vol. 64, Forthcoming UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-29 Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a dramatic incr…
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Digital shift opens door to ransomware attacks
"When a victim pays the ransom — typically in digital bitcoins — the thieves provide a digital key to unlock the system. Yet hackers who aren't motivat…