Ransomware Warfare: Exploring Global and Private Negotiations to Help U.S. Victims Respond to the Threat

Authors

Karina Nad, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

By weaponizing technology, now more than ever before, cybercriminals are transforming the cyberworld into their new hunting ground. Almost daily, news headlines alert us to a new malicious cyber threat or major data breach. The evolution of cybercrime has created a malicious online environment, or "malspace," that is now inhabited by hacker groups and espionage units from all over the world. As a global concern, the use of powerful online capabilities by hacker groups has led to the "militarization" of cyberspace. Closer to home, critical infrastructure, valuable personal data, and access to medical care has been compromised at alarming rates and high costs. Proving extremely profitable and popular amongst cybercriminals, ransomware is the fastest growing type of cybercrime. Ransomware is designed to encrypt or deny access to a computer system unless a ransom is paid. Today, cities, governments, schools, hospitals, and businesses of all sizes are vulnerable to ransomware attacks and are often left without sufficient defense tools to respond when their systems are held hostage.

Keywords

Criminal Law and Procedure, Law Enforcement, Science and Technology Law, Administrative Law, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Consumer Protection Law, Information Privacy, Violence, Crimes Against the Person, Business and the Law

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Consumer Protection Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Law Enforcement and Corrections | Science and Technology Law

Recommended Citation

Karina Nad, Ransomware Warfare: Exploring Global and Private Negotiations to Help U.S. Victims Respond to the Threat, 23 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 257 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol23/iss1/8