Ransomware - Law Bits and Bytes - 44th Street Podcast - a podcast by NYC Bar Association

Host Tim Peterson and Jeremy Merkel, both members of the City Bar’s Information Technology & Cyber Law Committee, discuss the legal implications of the recent upsurge in ransomware attacks, particularly against healthcare providers.


1:38 - Intro to Ransomware

3:06 – Scenario: Paying the Ransom

6:43 - Alternate Scenario: Contacting the FBI

8:45 - Iranian SamSam Attacks

11:02 - Significance of DOJ indictments

11:53 – Factors in Target Selection

12:33 – Vulnerability of Healthcare Providers

13:50 – Role of Bitcoin in Ransomware Attacks

19:30 - Cryptopayments to Terrorists, Acts of War, and Cyberinsurance

23:56 - Cyberforensics and International Legislative Solutions

25:27 – The Allscripts Attack and Other Attacks on Healthcare Providers

29:06 - Effects Under GDPR, HIPPA, and Other Data Privacy Regulations

30:33 - Best Practices for Healthcare Providers

33:49 - Representing Municipal Ransomware Victims

35:29 – Wrap-up

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