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Incident Response: Pay a Ransom, Go to Jail

| | extortion, FBI, Incident Response, Ransomware, Treasury Department
Companies that find their files, data or networks locked by a malicious actor demanding an extortion payment now have a new worry in their incident response: The U.S. Department of Treasury. On ...
Security Boulevard
Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

| | Cryptolocker, Eversheds Sutherland, Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, Evil Corp., Ginger Faulk, Lazarus Group, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Ransomware, samsam ransomware, Treasury Department
Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under ...
Krebs on Security