Still only a slight possibility, but these are demonstrated skills that an aggressive state would be foolish to ignore.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/jbs-cyberattack-dry-run
Is JBS cyberattack a dry run?
A Russia-based hacker group victimized JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat producer, in a ransomware hack this week, according to the FBI.
Other hackers, based in Russia and elsewhere, struck the Colonial Pipeline and other infrastructure, water-treatment plants, small businesses, Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and even hospitals.
… As hackers grow bolder in the scale of their attacks, could their attempts to disrupt, damage and steal be considered a "dry run" for a potentially more devastating future attack?
… "That is an interesting mindset – slightly paranoiac," said Laura Hoffner, chief of staff at Concentric, a Washington-based security and risk management firm. "I think it would actually more so be cyber-actors are catching on to how lucrative this business is."
A real dry run, if proven to be sponsored by a foreign government, would be an act of war, she said.
(Related) No trains…
https://www.databreaches.net/ny-the-m-t-a-is-breached-by-hackers-as-cyberattacks-surge/
NY: The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge
Christina Goldbaum and William K. Rashbaum report:
A hacking group believed to have links to the Chinese government penetrated the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s computer systems in April, exposing vulnerabilities in a vast transportation network that carries millions of people every day, according to an M.T.A. document that outlined the breach.
Read more on The New York Times.
(Related) No ferry...
https://www.databreaches.net/steamship-authority-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attack
Tony Fay reports:
Passengers going to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard via the Steamship Authority may have to deal with possible delays Wednesday, due to a ransomware attack.
The ferry service posted on their official Twitter account Wednesday that the attack is affecting their operations, and that a team of IT professionals is currently working to assess the impact of the attack. More information is expected to be released once that initial assessment is completed.
Read more on WWLP.
Will I be able to see what my neighbors give the police?
Amazon’s Ring Will Ask Police to Publicly Request User Videos
Amazon.com Inc.’s Ring, long criticized for a cozy relationship with law enforcement, will start requiring the police to publicly request home security footage captured by the company’s doorbells and cameras.
Beginning next week, police departments that want Ring users to help with investigations will be required to make the requests in the company’s Neighbors app. Previously, police officers emailed users in a dedicated portal.
… Police departments must specify a time frame of 12 hours or less for the videos they seek, and requests are limited to users within a geographic area of half a square mile. Public agencies won’t be able to alter or delete such requests, which will remain visible on their page within the app, Ring says.
Ring users, who can already opt out of receiving police video requests, will continue to have that ability after the change to “Request for Assistance” posts, the company says.
Legally binding demands for Ring user data are unaffected by the change, and the company remains subject to warrants and other court orders that it turn over customer data or footage from cameras.
Have I blogged about this before or does it just seem that way?
https://www.bespacific.com/the-limits-of-law-and-ai/
The Limits of Law and AI
McCarl, Ryan, The Limits of Law and AI (March 16, 2021). University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 90, No. 3, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3805453
“For thirty years, scholars in the field of law and artificial intelligence (AI) have explored the extent to which tasks performed by lawyers and judges can be assisted by computers. This article describes the medium-term outlook for AI technologies and explains the obstacles to making legal work computable. I argue that while AI-based software is likely to improve legal research and support human decisionmaking, it is unlikely to replace traditional legal work or otherwise transform the practice of law.”
Encouraging open source.
https://www.bespacific.com/patent-law-an-open-source-casebook-entire-book/
Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook (Entire Book)
Janis, Mark David and Sichelman, Ted M. and Allison, John R. and Cotter, Thomas F. and Cotropia, Christopher Anthony and Karshtedt, Dmitry and Lefstin, Jeffrey A. and Rantanen, Jason and Taylor, David O. and Tu, Shine (Sean), Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook (Entire Book) (May 6, 2021). UC Hastings Research Paper, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3840631
“Less than a handful of casebooks are truly open source, in the sense of being fully modifiable. Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook is the first patent law casebook that provides adopting professors, students, and others the ability to fully modify its contents. This file comprises the casebook in its entirety, including the cover, table of contents, preface, and chapters covering historical and economic perspectives on patent law, an overview of the modern patent system, the patent document and its claims, subject matter eligibility, utility, disclosure, anticipation, obviousness, infringement, defenses, and remedies.”
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