Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity in 2017

By Craig A. Hoffman and Erich Falke on April 11, 2017 Posted in Cybersecurity, Ransomware

BakerHostetler began publishing its Data Security Incident Response Report in 2015. Although we were the first law firm to do so, inspiration for the report came from similar reports that cybersecurity firms issue. We will be publishing our 2017 Report on April 13, 2017, containing statistics and insights from the 450+ incidents we led clients … Continue Reading

Hi-Tech & Low-Tech Social Engineering Used for Corporate Bank Account Takeovers

By Craig A. Hoffman on March 13, 2012 Posted in Identity Theft, Information Security

Hi-Tech Corporate bank accounts continue to be targeted by criminals who use various forms of malware to gain access to the account and then wire money out of the account. One variation of these cyberattacks occurs in the form of a virus that captures corporate online banking credentials combined with a DDoS attack against the … Continue Reading