White House Ransomware Summit Eyes Tighter Global Scrutiny for Crypto
Officials from 32 governments who met virtually this week to coordinate their response to the ransomware boom said uneven…
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U.S. Convenes International Summit on Ransomware
The U.S. will convene a summit of more than 30 nations starting Wednesday to discuss methods to combat ransomware. Russia wasn’t…
Congress Inches Toward Response to Ransomware Attacks
CONGRESS, FEDS MAKE MOVES ON RANSOMWARE ATTACKS, but a clear fix for the expensive cybercrime epidemic is far from clear. The Senate Homeland Security…
NSA Chief Says Ransomware Threat to Remain for Years
Ransomware is likely to remain a threat to U.S. economic and national security for years to come, the country’s top military cyber…
Justice Department Sets Up National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
The U.S. Justice Department is creating a national cryptocurrency enforcement team to tackle investigations and prosecutions of…
A Hospital Hit by Hackers, a Baby in Distress: The Case of the First Alleged Ransomware Death
When Teiranni Kidd walked into Springhill Medical Center on July 16, 2019, to have her baby, she had no idea the Alabama hospital was deep in the midst of a…
U.N. Members Seek New Cyber Discussions Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
The future of United Nations-led efforts to create rules around how nations should behave in cyberspace is unclear, researchers and experts say,…
Iowa Grain Cooperative Hit by Cyberattack Linked to Ransomware Group
An Iowa grain co-op said it was hit with a cyberattack that security researchers are linking to newly launched ransomware group BlackMatter, which the…
Biden to Hold Cybersecurity Summit With Tech Giants, Top Banks, Energy Firms
WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to host executives from major technology, financial and energy companies on Wednesday for a summit on…
Black Hat: Enterprise players face ‘one-two-punch’ extortion in ransomware attacks |…
BLACK HAT USA: The adoption of double-extortion attacks against…