This week on Hacker And The Fed we speak with Lance Taubin of Alston & Bird about being a cyber lawyer, the FBI shares the tactics of the ransomware gang Scattered Spider, a company pays a ransom and their data is exposed anyway, Alpha BlackCat uses government regulations to further pressure a victim to pay, and the FCC is trying to make SIM swapping more difficult.Links from the episode: FBI Shares Tactics of Notorious Scattered Spider Hacker Collectivehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-tactics-of-notorious-scattered-spider-hacker-collective/Dolly.com Pays Ransom, Attackers Release Data Anywayhttps://cybernews.com/security/dolly-data-breach-ransomware-attack/#google_vignetteRansomware Gang Files SEC Complaint Over Victim’s Undisclosed Breachhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-files-sec-complaint-over-victims-undisclosed-breach/FCC Enforces Stronger Rules to Protect Customers Against SIM Swapping Attackshttps://thehackernews.com/2023/11/fcc-enforces-stronger-rules-to-protect.htmlLance Taubin | Technology and Privacy Attorney | Alston & Bird
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