L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: ransomware
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017To start the year on a positive note, the Website NoMoreRansom.org is a project that is just starting up that has tools that may or may not help if your hit with Ransomware. This is a good website address to keep around just in case. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 28, 2016Many recent examples point out that law firms are not immune to Cyber Crimes. An ABA article asks whether your firm has Cyber Insurance. It gives as an example a 2015 incident where a four-attorney California Law Firm had a cyber attack experiencing the “Cryptolocker Ransomware ”. READ MORE >>
Monday, November 28, 2016Hackers are holding San Francisco’s light-rail system for ransom. For more details on what took place click on Cyber Attack San Francisco. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, November 15, 2016In a ransomware attack close to home, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (LBPL), a Michigan municipal utility, in May paid a $25,000 ransom to unlock its internal communications systems after they were disabled by a cyberattack. General Manager Dick Peffley told the Lansing State Journal it cost about $2. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, October 26, 2016Ransomware attacks against businesses will be four times higher in 2016 than last year, with a growing number of ransom-seeking hackers demanding bitcoin rather than money, according to a report by specialty insurer Beazley. The Beazley Breach Insights report (http://bit. READ MORE >>
Friday, July 15, 2016Ransomware encrypts computer files and is used by hackers who then demand money in exchange for freeing the content. It is becoming a huge problem globally. The costs of unlocking data varies, with individuals typically paying a few hundred dollars to a few thousand for businesses. READ MORE >>
Thursday, June 30, 2016High on the list of things that send chills down the spine of an attorney is getting an e-mail from the disciplinary committee or state bar association alleging a disciplinary complaint. Playing on those fears is the hope of the hacker that the attorney will open the attachment with the e-mail. READ MORE >>
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