Ransomware Payment

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New Ransomware Reporting Rules for US Financial Institutions: Proposed Bill Would Require Government Permission for Payments Over $100,000

November 18, 2021

A new ransomware reporting bill introduced to the House of Representatives proposes putting new requirements on financial institutions, some of which are likely to be controversial. Any payment of over $100,000 would require the victim to first obtain special permission from the US Treasury.

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FBI Recovers $2.3 Million of Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Payment; Some Questions About the Attack Answered

June 10, 2021

A little over half of the $4.4 million Colonial Pipeline ransomware payment has been recovered by the FBI, and in the process some questions about the source of the attack may have been answered.

Ransomware Payment

New Ransomware Reporting Rules for US Financial Institutions: Proposed Bill Would Require Government Permission for Payments Over $100,000

FBI Recovers $2.3 Million of Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Payment; Some Questions About the Attack Answered

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

VPN Providers Ordered by Indian Government To Hold All Customer Data for Five Years, Hand Over to Government Upon Request

Could a Cyber Attack Overthrow a Government? Conti Ransomware Group Now Threatening To Topple Costa Rican Government if Ransom Not Paid

Data Privacy Conundrum: When Different States Play by Different Rules. . .