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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

They could be on the other side of the globe, part of a cybercrime regime that will never be discovered, much less brought to justice. They can refuse to pay the ransom and have criminals release sensitive data. Not surprisingly, cyber criminals don’t always stick to their word. But the situation isn’t hopeless.

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US arrested Latvian woman who developed part of Trickbot malware

Security Affairs

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of a Latvian woman for her alleged role in the development of the Trickbot malware. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of Alla Witte (aka Max), a Latvian woman that was charged for her alleged role in the development of the Trickbot malware.

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Dark Basin, a hack-for-hire group that remained under the radar for 7 years

Security Affairs

. “Over the course of our multi-year investigation, we found that Dark Basin likely conducted commercial espionage on behalf of their clients against opponents involved in high profile public events, criminal cases, financial transactions, news stories, and advocacy.” ” reported the Reuters agency.

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The Power of the Record

Brandeis Records Manager

But we in the profession (other than lawyers) may forget the impact of the record on criminal justice and forensics when focused on enterprise administrative records. Facebook recently added “disputed” tags to bogus social media news that users flag, or that sniff test sites like snopes.com debunk. In our “Is not!” “Is,