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OFAC Issues Updated Ransomware Advisory
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated ransomware advisory (the “2021 Guidance”), which supersedes its 2020 ransomware guidance (the “2020 Guidance”), discussed in a previous post on this blog.
In the 2021 Guidance, OFAC notes that ransomware payment demands have escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic as U.S. businesses maintain significant online and internet-connected activities. OFAC identifies a 21 percent increase in ransomware attacks and a 225 percent increase in ransomware losses as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The pandemic has presented numerous opportunities for cyber actors to target system vulnerabilities, particularly smaller businesses and municipal entities with limited resources for cybersecurity investments as well as entities supporting critical infrastructure, such as hospitals, that are likely to make quick payments to avoid service disruptions to patients. More
Ransomware On the Rise: Unwary Victims May Pay Twice
Given the speculation and concern over ransomware attacks impacting the 2020 U.S. election, the recent spate of private companies falling victim to such attacks, and the October 1, 2020 advisory issued by the Department of Treasury (“Advisory”), it is no surprise that ransomware is trending in cybersecurity. More