U.S. Seizes $6.1 Million in Cryptocurrency in Ransomware Crackdown
The Justice Department’s seizure of $6.1 million in funds tied to alleged ransom payments, announced alongside fresh sanctions against a…
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WSJ News Exclusive | Ransomware Gang Masquerades as Real Company to Recruit Tech Talent
A criminal organization believed to have built the software that shut down a U.S. fuel pipeline has set up a fake company to recruit potential employees,…
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…
New Pipeline Cybersecurity Requirements Issued by Biden Administration
Colonial Pipeline storage tanks in…
Cyberattacks and Ransomware: How Can We Protect Our Energy Infrastructure?
A ransomware attack forced the largest U.S. fuel pipeline to shut down for six days in May and led to gasoline shortages across several Southeastern states.…
Letting Businesses ‘Hack Back’ Against Hackers Is a Terrible Idea, Cyber Veterans Say
Companies shouldn’t be allowed to strike back against hackers, cybersecurity specialists and former government officials warned, after senators last week…
White House Sees Electric Grid as Blueprint for Post-Colonial Pipeline Cyber Push
Electric utilities serving about 56 million U.S. customers have either installed tools to better spot cyberattacks or have pledged to do so, a White…
How the FBI Got Colonial Pipeline’s Ransom Money Back
After Colonial Pipeline Co. on May 8 paid roughly $4.4 million in cryptocurrency to hackers holding its computer systems hostage, the Federal Bureau of…
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…