Ransomware attacks - some thoughts and considerations - Dr. Robert Lewandowski in IR Global

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Ransomware is nowadays the most prolific form of cyberattack. In recent years attacks have not only grown in numbers but also in scale causing disruption to business and periods of downtime. We have also learned that ransomware capitalised on the COVID-19 crisis. There are many reports worldwide revealing high numbers of cyberattack incidents including ransomware attacks resulting in hacker’s demands for payment of money in return of decryption of stolen data. Ransomware demands are a complex matter and may be considered from different legal points of view: (1) from the perspective of criminal law, (2) from the perspective of civil law and (3) from the perspective of different public and contractual duties and obligations.

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