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Cybersecurity challenges in the health care industry: Legal, regulatory, and risk considerations

Health care remains one of the most targeted and vulnerable sectors when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, a recent breach at a major health care analytics firm exposed the data of 5.4 million U.S. patients, making it one of...more

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Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity in Public Finance — Cyberthieves Steal Bond Proceeds

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Recent events highlight the need for enhanced cybersecurity protocols in government offices across the U.S. In late November 2024, the Township of White Lake in Michigan, intended to issue approximately $29 million in general...more

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Cybercriminals Are Moving into the Cloud and Making Your Active Directory Their New Home

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Financially motivated cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Cloud environments in their ransomware and/or extortion attacks. The attack activity of two (2) threat groups in particular – Octo Tempest (AKA Scattered Spider)...more

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AI-Driven Phishing: An Emerging Threat to Corporate Security

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In an era marked by rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force in cybersecurity threats, particularly in the domain of sophisticated phishing attacks. Recent developments...more

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How to Defend Against Identity Theft This Tax Season

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In recent years, identity theft cases have surged, especially during tax season. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in 2022, the federal agency identified and prevented USD 5.7 billion in tax-related fraud, and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #418 – New Phishing Scheme Uses Scarce Weight Loss Drugs as Hook

Scammers are always looking for new ways to dupe victims. If you battle your weight, you think about it a lot and are always looking for easier ways to lose some pounds. There is no easy way, but we are always looking for an...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2024

23andMe agreed to pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #416 – Impersonation is the Most Prolific Phishing Tactic in 2024

A new report published by the software company Egress this month, Phishing Threat Trends Report, is a must-read. It outlines the proliferation of phishing toolkits on the dark web (that basically allows any Tom, Dick, and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #411 – Phishing Attacks Increased 40% in 2023

Everyone thinks they can spot a phishing email. If true, we would not see so many security incidents, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. The statistics are overwhelming that phishing emails are a significant cause of data...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

One of the Millions Impacted in the USDoD Social Security Data Breach? Here’s What to Do Next.

Millions of individuals could be at the mercy of cybercriminals after a hacking group launched a large-scale data breach impacting 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CrowdStrike Customers Targeted by Threat Actors Using Fake Help Websites

If you are a customer of CrowdStrike, you are working on recovering from the outage that occurred on July 19, 2024. As if that isn’t enough disruption, CrowdStrike is warning customers that threat actors are taking advantage...more

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Preserving Forensic Artifacts Following Incident Detection - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

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‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Defending Your Law Firm Against Cyber Threats

In an increasingly digitized world, law firms are prime targets for sophisticated cyber threats that can result in substantial financial losses and reputational damage. Recently, a prominent law firm, esteemed for its...more

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7 Key Practices Companies Should Implement to Ensure Cyber Safety in the Age of Remote Work

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Cybersecurity is critically important in the age of remote work. With more people working from home and accessing company systems and data remotely, the potential for cyberattacks and data breaches has increased...more

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Cybersecurity: What Businesses Need to Know

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Cybersecurity is a top concern for all industries, particularly for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These industries hold some of the most sensitive data and highly valuable technology, making them prime...more

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As If Bank Failures Aren’t Enough – Hackers Are Exploiting the Chaos to Breach Security

The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Fusion Center (CFC) believes that cyber actors may use the current bank failures for future phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Cyber actors often use current...more

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Notable Cyberattack Methods and Common Targets of 2022

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Cyberattacks are a constant threat to businesses, organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide. In order to stay secure against cybercriminal activity, it is essential to understand the various cyberattack methods...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #358 – Bank Failures Give Hackers New Strategy for Attacks

Hackers are always looking for the next opportunity to launch attacks against unsuspecting victims. According to Cybersecurity Dive, researchers at Proofpoint recently observed “a phishing campaign designed to exploit the...more

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The Breaches and Threat Actors that Defined 2022

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In 2022, threat actors and hacker groups made their mark on the digital world by causing unprecedented data breaches that left organizations of all sizes and sectors vulnerable. Even with improved cybersecurity measures in...more

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Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase

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The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment....more

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2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: NFTs

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The Data Security Incident Response Report features insights and metrics from 1,270+ incidents that members of the firm’s DADM Practice Group helped clients manage in 2021. This episode takes us deeper into the top...more

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Phishing Attacks: The FTC Steps Up Its Standards

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Phishing schemes encompass fraudulent emails, text messages, phone calls, or web sites designed to manipulate people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information, or otherwise exposing themselves or their...more

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Malware, Spyware, and Ransomware: How They Differ and How to Respond

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Malware is an umbrella term for all malicious software. What is malware? Malware is an umbrella term that includes all types of malicious software, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware. These...more

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Ransomware and Phishing Dangers On the Rise

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Internet users have (mostly) learned to avoid scams by supposed Nigerian princes looking to share a vast inheritance, and there has been a rise in awareness of other common signs of phishing attempts, such as poor spelling...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Karakurt Extortion Group Auctions Data for Ransom

On June 2, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the FBI, the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a joint Cybersecurity Alert warning companies of the...more

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