Collaborate Disseminate
The group that deployed REvil ransomware into the network of the Grubman Shire Meiselas& Sacks law firm just last week now threatens to release stolen information pertaining to President Donald Trump, if their demands are not met. A massive REvil r… Continue reading Hackers Threaten to Release Stolen Documents from Law Firm Implicating Donald Trump
Law firms have little incentive to build or buy software that will save their lawyers time since they often bill clients by the hour. Tasks like tracking down legal documents, extracting key information, and drawing up hiring offers or funding term sheet add up to make lawyers expensive even if they’re constantly repeating mindless busy […] Continue reading The boring genius of how Atrium kills legal busy work
Law firms have little incentive to build or buy software that will save their lawyers time since they often bill clients by the hour. Tasks like tracking down legal documents, extracting key information, and drawing up hiring offers or funding term sheet add up to make lawyers expensive even if they’re constantly repeating mindless busy […] Continue reading The boring genius of how Atrium kills legal busy work
Since at least June, Chinese hackers have been actively targeting a shortlist of multinational law firms in an apparent effort to spy on lawyers and steal confidential information, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye. The hacking group, which is known as APT19, will often design phishing campaigns that contain references to pertinent, high-profile U.S. news stories. Most recently, these booby-trapped emails have separately mentioned U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The hacking group has been loosely linked to China. FireEye says APT19 crafted the subject line “FW: Roy Moore scandal ignites fundraising explosion for Democratic challenger Doug Jones” to seemingly capitalize on the contentious campaign to fill the vacant senate seat in Alabama. Moore, 70, has been accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward multiple teenage girls when he was in his 30s. It’s relatively common for hackers to leverage public […]
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Hackers won’t be spared.
Three Chinese hackers have been ordered to pay $8.8 million (£6.8 million) after hacking email servers of two major New York-based law firms to steal corporate merger plans in December 2016 and used them to trade stocks.
The U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan sued 26-year-old Iat Hong, 30-year-old Bo Zheng, and 50-year-old Hung Chin, over a multi-million
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“A wake-up call for law firms around the world”
Do you know how secure your law firm is? According to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, many are not secure enough: Ye… Continue reading How secure is your law firm? New charges highlight vulnerabilities
“A wake-up call for law firms around the world”
Do you know how secure your law firm is? According to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, many are not secure enough: Ye… Continue reading How secure is your law firm? New charges highlight vulnerabilities