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Outbreak of “WannaCry” and “Wanna Decryptor” Ransomware Affects Companies Across the Globe

May 14, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Friday, May 12, companies in countries across the globe witnessed an unprecedented malware outbreak as ransomware labeled “WannaCry” and “Wanna Decryptor” infected a large range of critical systems. The malware exploits a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft’s Windows, locks the systems it infects, and threatens to delete files unless a bitcoin ransom is […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, International, National Security Tagged With: Cybersecurity, National Security

New York High Court Denies Facebook’s Challenge of Bulk Stored Communications Act Warrants

May 2, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Court of Appeals for the State of New York recently rejected Facebook’s appeal of its challenge to bulk search warrants issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA) and separately challenged the warrants’ nondisclosure component. The Court affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Facebook could not appeal the rejection of its motion to quash the […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security Tagged With: Stored Communications Act (SCA)

Center for Cyber & Homeland Security Issues Report on How the Private Sector Can Actively Defend Against Cyber Threats

November 29, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Earlier this year, the Center for Cyber & Homeland Security at the George Washington University (“Center”) announced a new project on active defense against cyber threats. The Center  established a high-level task force to examine these issues.  The task force included prominent cybersecurity and industry experts, including Alston & Bird partner Michael Zweiback. The Task Force […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, National Security, Security Breach

President Obama Issues Directive on Government Cyber Incident Response

August 1, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week, President Obama issued a new Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) establishing principles to govern the federal government’s response to cyber incidents, “whether involving government or private sector entities.”  Titled “PPD-41,” the document also designates the lead federal agencies for so-called significant cyber incidents and creates an “architecture for coordinating the broader Federal Government response” […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Crimes, National Security, Regulation

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

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