Political Summits Signal International Focus on Ransomware
The attention of world leaders to ransomware in a series of high-level meetings highlights how quickly destructive cyberattacks have climbed the political…
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The Ruthless Hackers Behind Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals: ‘They Do Not Care’
A ransomware attack on a national hospital chain nearly brought Las Vegas hospitals to their knees. Another attack in Oregon abruptly shut down alerts tied…
Ransomware Attack Roiled Meat Giant JBS, Then Spilled Over to Farmers and Restaurants
Employees at the U.S. division of JBS SA, the world’s largest meat company, noticed something wrong in their computer systems over Memorial Day…
Colonial Pipeline Chief to Testify in Senate Panel on Ransomware Hack
WASHINGTON—The chief executive of the pipeline company hit in a multimillion-dollar ransomware attack last month is expected to…
U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
WASHINGTON—U.S. authorities have recovered millions of dollars in digital currency paid to the hackers who hit a major East Coast fuel pipeline…
WSJ News Exclusive | FBI Director Compares Ransomware Challenge to 9/11
FBI Director
Christopher Wray
said the agency was investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many tracing back to…