Franklin Zemel(L) and Erik J. VanderWeyden(R) of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. Courtesy photos
In the past year, there has been a significant increase in the sophistication, severity and frequency of cyberattacks, including high-profile ransomware attacks on major law firms. In response, the U.S. government’s FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) issued a warning in the form of its Advisory on Ransomware and the Use of the Financial System to Facilitate Ransom Payments (advisory) available here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-releases-updated-advisory-ransomware-and-use-financial-system-facilitate.
