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24 Oct 2019, 7:34 am by Ashoka Mukpo
Juarez is a dangerous city, and criminals there have realized that migrants have relatives who will often pay ransoms if they are kidnapped. [read post]
21 Oct 2019, 10:48 am by Gabriel Schoenfeld
He further complains that Obama traded ransom payments and billions in sanctions relief in order to get a nuclear deal that enriched Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of anti-American terrorism, and gave that regime a straight-line path to becoming a nuclear power. [read post]
21 Oct 2019, 8:43 am by John Jascob
Ransom amounts now often exceed $50,000 while 70 percent of the victims typically pay the required ransom. [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 5:04 am by Ben Saul
Human rights and counterterrorism have been dramatically politicized and undermined at the United Nations over the past 18 months. [read post]
14 Oct 2019, 5:16 am by Rob Robinson
If My System Is Infected, Should I Pay The Ransom? [read post]
11 Oct 2019, 2:00 am by Christopher Tyner
Last week the North Carolina State Bar was the target of a ransomware attack, a type cyberattack where the attacker gains control of a computer system and demands a ransom in exchange for relinquishing control of the system. [read post]
8 Oct 2019, 3:05 am by Liz Dunshee
This Wachtell Lipton memo predicts that ransomware is a growing threat for companies too – and offers these preparation & response tips (also see the suggestions in this “Accounting Today” article): Before an attack: – Reduce ransomware exposure by implementing reliable backup processes for IT systems & critical data – Get cyber insurance that covers costs associated with ransomware incidents – Implement incident response plans –… [read post]
8 Oct 2019, 1:28 am by Stewart Baker
  And in a sign that Congress can still reach bipartisan agreement on bills that do more or less nothing, both the House and the Senate have adopted bills authorizing (but not funding) DHS "cyber hunt" teams to help local governments suffering from cyber ransom and other attacks. [read post]
3 Oct 2019, 1:15 pm
Alone, pregnant, and vulnerable, she was kidnapped and threatened with being sold or killed unless her family paid a ransom. [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 12:05 pm by Paul Caron
Peter Arcidiacono (Duke), Josh Kinsler (Georgia) & Tyler Ransom (Oklahoma), Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard: The lawsuit Students For Fair Admissions v. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 1:35 pm by Tim Curtis
“This is really important information,” said Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi, Maryland’s medical society. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 5:33 am by Jean O'Grady
Here is the full press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2019 Media Contact: Jennifer Brand Ransom, 202.731.2114 jbransom@brandsolutionsgroup.com Docket Alarm Announces Calendaring Feature New Calendaring Feature to Debut During 2019 National Docketing Association’s 7th Annual Conference  Washington, DC (September 19, 2019) – Docket Alarm by Fastcase, the leader in customizable litigation analytics and docket research, today released an innovative new… [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 10:45 am by Sean Gallagher
And 60% said that cities should not pay the ransom for attacks when they fall victim; instead, they'd prefer focusing such spending on recovery costs. [read post]
4 Sep 2019, 10:38 am by Alex Stamos
It wasn’t until a selection of voting machines started displaying a ransom note in red on black text that the enormity of what had occurred was clear. [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 6:07 am by Kaufman Dolowich Voluck
Ransomware is a form of “malware” (malicious software that gets installed on a computer without the user’s consent and is harmful to the computer) in which the access to important data and computer systems are locked or encrypted unless the victim agrees to pay a ransom to regain access to the affected computer system or data. [read post]
19 Aug 2019, 10:18 am by Sean Gallagher
State and federal agencies are in the midst of a response, and TDIR did not have information on whether any of the affected governmental organizations had chosen to pay the ransom. [read post]
6 Aug 2019, 4:33 pm by Mitch Stoltz
And with over ten million names already registered, there’s no reason to expect a “land rush” of people snatching up the names of popular brands and holding them for ransom. [read post]
30 Jul 2019, 6:36 am by Marina Chafa
A ransom note was displayed on the city’s computers, demanding payment in Bitcoins to decrypt the entire city’s networks. [read post]
23 Jul 2019, 4:30 pm by Kevin LaCroix
John Reed Stark In the following guest post, John Reed Stark takes a closer look at President Donald Trump’s recent Twitter tirade against cryptocurrency and lays out a roadmap for the President to follow if his administration were to crack down on cryptocurrency. [read post]
21 Jul 2019, 7:55 pm by Omar Ha-Redeye
Several years ago, I covered in the Western Journal of Legal Studies the emergence of class actions as a viable mechanism to promote privacy interests in the public. [read post]