DOJ Indictment for the $36M SamSam Ransomware CyberAttacks

Compliance, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, US Code

Dept of Justice, US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, NJ) USA v Faramarz Shari Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 3:18-cr-00704-BRM   Cyberattack Criminal Action: On November 28, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, on behalf of the DOJ and the US Attorney’s Office for the DNJ, announced at the SamSam Ransomware Press Conference, that they had filed in federal court, the USDC for the District of New... Read More

The Synergy of Blockchain, Smart Contracts and the Internet of Things

Cyberattack, Cybersecurity

The frenzy of Internet of Things development is arising at the perfect time to incorporate blockchain technology with smart contracts functionality to maximize the cybersecurity of the these IoT devices.   Initially, computers were the primary device connected to the internet providing basic data transfer, and a novel form of human communication, email. Since the landline telephone was already ubiquitous in the population, the next major addition was cellphone connectivity through data communication or WiFi. With further electronic circuity size reduction... Read More

TCPA – Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Pub. L. No. 102-243

Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, US Code, US Laws - CyberSecurity

The TCPA was enacted to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit certain practices involving the use of telephone equipment. It is cited as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. The TCPA restricts telephone solicitations (i.e., telemarketing) and the use of automated telephone equipment. The TCPA limits the use of automatic dialing systems, artificial or prerecorded voice messages, SMS text messages, and fax machines. The TCPA was originally enacted as United States Public Law 102-243 on December 20,... Read More

USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56

Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, US Code, US Laws - CyberSecurity

The USA PATRIOT ACT was enacted as United States Public Law 107-56 and was effective on October 26, 2001. Statutes at Large It was compiled primarily at 115 Stat. 272-402. United States Code It amended at least 15 United States Code Titles, including: 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20-22, 28, 31, 42, 47, 49 and 50, also known as, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, Money Laundering... Read More

FISA – Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-511

Cyberattack, cybercrime, US Code, US Laws - CyberSecurity

FISA was enacted to establish procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign powers" and "agents of foreign powers" suspected of espionage or terrorism. The Act created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to oversee requests for surveillance warrants by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. This Act may be cited as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. It has been repeatedly amended since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the... Read More

18 U.S.C. 33 – Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities

Cyberattack, US Code

18 U.S.C §33 - link to statute at www.govinfo.gov (a) Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or anyone who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, damages, disables, destroys, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to, any motor vehicle which is used, operated, or employed in interstate or foreign commerce,... Read More

Back to the Medieval Future – Motte and Bailey 2.0

Artificial Intelligence, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity

Will the Cloud be your garrison? Organizational security divides and turf wars will continue to plague the woebegotten and forlorn until cybersecurity defenses are largely centralized. The unrelenting nation-state sponsored attacks will continue to be the largest (but not the only) cyber risk driving the cloud service bandwagon. The migration from maintaining an in-house perimeter to sheltering under the wings of a cloud based service is inevitable for individuals and organizations that do not have - or cannot counter -... Read More

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