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 Collective

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-tactics-of-notorious-scattered-spider-hacker-collective/

Dolly.com Pays Ransom, Attackers Release Data Anyway

https://cybernews.com/security/dolly-data-breach-ransomware-attack/#google_vignette

Ransomware Gang Files SEC Complaint Over Victim’s Undisclosed Breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-files-sec-complaint-over-victims-undisclosed-breach/

FCC Enforces Stronger Rules to Protect Customers Against SIM Swapping Attacks

https://thehackernews.com/2023/11/fcc-enforces-stronger-rules-to-protect.html

Lance Taubin | Technology and Privacy Attorney | Alston & Bird

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