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Department of Justice Indicts Seven Iranians for State-Sponsored Hacking

March 27, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Department of Justice has announced the indictment of seven Iranian hackers alleged to work for the Iranian government on charges stemming from a coordinated string of distributed denial of service (“DDoS”) attacks primarily against U.S. financial institutions from 2011 to 2013.  One of the hackers is also charged with hacking into the supervisory control […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, Enforcement, International, National Security Tagged With: Department of Justice, Prosecution

FFIEC Warns of Increase in Cyber Attacks Involving Extortion, Encourages Financial Institutions to Develop Response Programs

November 10, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a joint statement warning of an “increasing frequency and severity of cyber attacks involving extortion.” The statement warned that criminals have been extorting financial institutions using a variety of tactics, including denial of service attacks, theft of sensitive information, and use of “ransomware,” which is […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Data Breach, Data Protection, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Regulation, Security Breach

Alston & Bird to Host Live Program and Webinar on National Security, Espionage, and Data Breaches

October 12, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On October 29, Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team will host a live program and webinar called National Security, Cyber Espionage and “Bulk PII” Breaches in our Washington, DC office.  The program will examine the recent phenomenon of allegedly state-sponsored actors executing major cyber-attacks specifically targeting large databases of personal data for espionage […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Events, Security Breach Tagged With: Cybersecurity

Dominique Shelton Named to “Most Influential Lawyers in White Collar & Cyber Crimes Law” by LA Business Journal

August 20, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Dominique Shelton, partner in Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Group, was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Most Influential Lawyers in White Collar & Cyber Crimes Law” of 2015. Described by the publication as “one of the top practitioners dealing with privacy and cyber law, with particular focus on the media and […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Privacy

FTC Looks “More Favorably” Upon Companies That Report Data Breaches to Law Enforcement

June 3, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it views companies that report data breaches to appropriate law enforcers “more favorably” than those companies that are less cooperative.  Mark Eichorn, Assistant Director in the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, included the announcement in a May 20, 2015 blog post, describing a […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Enforcement, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Regulatory Enforcement

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