Criminal Prosecution, Cyber Crimes, Russia

Criminal Charges Lodged Against Alleged Phobos Ransomware Affiliates

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/14/2025

Unfortunately, I’ve had unpleasant dealings with the Phobos ransomware group. My interactions with Phobos have been fodder for a good story when I educate client employees on recent cyber-attacks to prevent them from becoming...more

'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 8/14/2024

The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

Ubiquitous and Creative Fraud is Regular Feature of DeFi

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/28/2022

If you read the hype, then you will have read that lack of regulation, speed of transactions, irreversibility of trades, and hidden identities are positive features of the crypto world. Crypto enthusiasts say that finance can...more

US Unseals Indictments of Four Russian Government Employees in Connection with Cyber Attacks on Energy Sector

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/22/2022

The United States Department of Justice unsealed two indictments in March involving four Russian government employees who have been charged in connection with two separate hacking conspiracies targeting the global energy...more

U.S. Treasury and DOJ Targets “Evil Corp”

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/6/2019

Organization Excels at Niche Branding but Stumbles in Avoiding Enforcement - The first paragraph of the press release sums it up: Today the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action...more

The Hacked & the Hacker-for-Hire: Lessons from the Yahoo Data Breaches (So Far)

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/14/2018

The fallout from the Yahoo data breaches continues to illustrate how cyberattacks thrust companies into the competing roles of crime victim, regulatory enforcement target and civil litigant. ...more