Ransomware
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Holidays And Weekends: Prime Time For Cyberattacks
In 2021, there was a 70% increase in ransomware attacks in November and December compared to January and February.
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An Often Overlooked Cybersecurity Threat: Employees, Current And Former
Seventy-four percent of employers report that they’ve been harmed by an employee getting past their digital security.
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The Godfathers of Cybercrime: The 2022 Verizon Report
Lawyers are still clicking where they shouldn’t.
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Pay More, Get Less: Cyberinsurance Now A Nightmare For Law Firms
We’ve been watching a train wreck in cyberinsurance, with no end in sight.
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Taking The Fight To The Ransomware Gangs: The Impact On Law Firms
We have taken the gloves off in our quest to disrupt the cyber criminals.
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Robinhood Breach Underscores The Dangers Of Social Engineering
Phishing emails have ‘grown up’ and changed form, often delivered as a text message to your smartphone.
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Law Firms Stagger Through Ransomware Attacks
As the ransomware gangs move from big game to mid-size game, what’s a law firm to do?
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Lawyers Want Court To Tell Criminals Not To Release Data They Already Stole
Oh, well, THIS will surely stop them.
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Global Biglaw Firm Hit By ‘Aggressive’ Ransomware Attack
The firm says no client data was breached.
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Announcements, Events, Legal Technology
Our weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Evolve the Law and legal tech community.
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* Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams pleads guilty to accepting a bribe, ending his ongoing federal corruption trial and his tenure as DA — and sending him straight to jail, since Judge Paul Diamond denied bail. [ABA Journal]
* The Trump administration moves forward on implementing the travel ban (and has reversed its earlier determination that being engaged to marry an American doesn’t count as “a bona fide” connection to this country). [New York Times]
* Colorado baker Jack Phillips, petitioner in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that the Supreme Court will hear next Term, explains his refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. [How Appealing]
* DLA Piper, hit by a major ransomware attack earlier this week, endures its third consecutive day without email. [Law360]
* And DLA isn’t the only Biglaw firm with big weaknesses in cybersecurity, as Ian Lopez reports. [Law.com]
* Lawyer turned television host Greta Van Susteren has been let go by MSNBC (after just six months). [Vanity Fair]
* The tragic case of Charlie Gard comes to an end: the European Court of Human Rights declines to review prior court rulings refusing to let the terminally ill 10-month-old boy travel to the U.S. for experimental treatment. [Washington Post]
* Drs. John Eastman and Sohan Dasgupta break down the Trinity Lutheran case. [Claremont Institute]
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Global Biglaw Firm ‘Paralyzed’ By New Ransomware Attack
Uh-oh. What happened to this firm’s cybersecurity expertise?
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* Congratulations to Howard Bashman and our sister site How Appealing on 15 great years! [How Appealing]
* Roger Ailes, RIP. [Instapundit]
* Fellowships for training law professors are now a thing — but are they a good thing, wonders Professor Paul Horwitz? [PrawfsBlawg]
* “Immigration, Freedom, and the Constitution” — reflections on these timely topics from Professor Ilya Somin. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Professor Leah Litman breaks down Rod Rosenstein’s appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in the Trump/Russia investigation. [Take Care]
* Tips from cyberspace lawyer Andrew Rossow for victims of the recent “WannaCry” ransomware attack. [Huffington Post]
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Crime, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Is Your Firm Vulnerable To The Recent Ransomware Attack?
Tech columnist Jeff Bennion explains how ransomware works and how you can protect yourself.