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Iranian pleads guilty to ransomware attacks that affected Baltimore, other cities
An Iranian national pleaded guilty for his role in a ransomware and extortion operation that prosecutors say targeted Baltimore and other U.S. cities.
Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts.
Hacked companies to face new reporting requirements
Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they're hacked or they pay ransomware.
A sign of ransomware growth: Gangs now arbitrate disputes
Cyber criminal gangs are becoming more professional, even setting up an arbitration system to resolve payment disputes among themselves.
Md. health department website shutdown was ransomware attack, officials say
State officials confirmed that a cybersecurity incident that forced a shutdown of the Maryland Department of Health websites was a ransomware attack.
Justice Department charges two suspected major ransomware operators
Two suspected criminal hackers have been charged in the United States in connection with a wave of ransomware attacks, U.S. officials said Monday.
Justice Department conducting crackdown on ransomware, promises ‘more arrests’
The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2 official said.
Sinclair hit by ransomware attack, TV stations disrupted
Sinclair Broadcast Group said some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and data was stolen from its network.
Biden administration targets ransomware payment ‘enablers’ with sanctions
The Biden administration announced sanctions against a virtual currency brokerage that officials say has processed illicit transactions for cyberattackers.
Companies that handle data explore cyber insurance as part of protection strategy
Businesses may be exposing themselves to risk of financial loss or damage from a cyberattack or breach. That’s where cyber insurance comes in.
Company culture a key defense against cyberattacks, experts say
While companies are taking a greater interest in cybersecurity than they used to, one expert says, it’s often not enough.
In major ransomware attack, number of victims still unclear
The software company whose software was exploited in the biggest global ransomware attack on record said Tuesday that it so far it appears that fewer than 1,500 businesses were compromised.
