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News Articles: Ransomware

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left), and FBI Director Christopher Wray at the Department of Justice in Washington on Thursday.

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  • National Security

FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, comments on a cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems at a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

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  • Education

A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

September 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
This file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday, July 4, to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit.

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  • Technology

Scale, Details Of Massive Kaseya Ransomware Attack Emerge

An affiliate of the notorious Russian-linked REvil gang infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday. Researchers say REvil was demanding ransoms of up to $5 million.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
As ransomware cases surge, the cyber criminals almost almost always demand, and receive, payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The world's largest meat supplier, JBS, announced Wednesday that it paid $11 million in Bitcoin to hackers in a recent ransomware attack.

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  • National Security

How Bitcoin Has Fueled Ransomware Attacks

If you're planning a multi-million dollar ransomware attack, there's really only one way to collect - with cryptocurrency. It's fast. It's easy. Best of all, it's largely anonymous and hard to trace.

June 12, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
A sign at the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas, warns against trespassing. Colonial was forced to shut down a key pipeline last month after suffering a ransomware attack. Such attacks are becoming more frequent and increasingly, they are targeting key infrastructure like fuel or food supplies.

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  • Business

U.S. Suffers Over 7 Ransomware Attacks An Hour. It's Now A National Security Risk

Cybercriminals are using sophisticated malware to attack companies' IT systems, and they are demanding ransom payments in digital currencies

June 09, 2021
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By:
  • David Gura
The Justice Department has assembled a new task force to confront ransomware after what officials say was the most costly year on record for the crippling cyberattacks. It managed to recover $2.3 million of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline in an attack earlier this year, the department announced Monday.

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  • National

How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back

The linchpin to retrieving $2.3 million, half the company's payment, was gaining access to the private key linked to the attacker's Bitcoin account. Here's how authorities may have gotten it.

June 08, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 23, in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on the 2020 cyberattack that resulted in a series of data breaches within several agencies and departments in the U.S. federal government.

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  • National Security

As Cyberattacks Surge, Biden Is Seeking To Mount A Better Defense

Russian spies have penetrated U.S. government computer networks. Russian criminals have hit the U.S. gasoline and meat supplies. Can the president figure out how to stop the non-stop intrusions?

June 05, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount says that paying a multi-million dollar ransom to get a large portion of the East Coast's fuel supply back online was "the right decision to make for the country."

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  • National Security

The Colonial Pipeline CEO Explains The Decision To Pay Hackers A $4.4 Million Ransom

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount on the ransomware attack on the pipeline's network and the decision to pay the hackers the $4.4 million ransom.

June 04, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Jason Fuller,
  • and 1 more
A gas pump is marked "out of service" as cars line up May 11 at a Circle K in Charlotte, N.C., following a ransomware attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline.

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  • National Security

Pipeline Companies Will Have To Report Cyberattacks To The Government

Pipeline and other key infrastructure companies aren't currently required to report ransomware attacks, so "we don't really understand how bad the problem is," says a former cybersecurity official.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
A fuel tank is seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction tank farm in Woodbridge, N.J., on May 10.

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  • National Security

How To Stop Ransomware Attacks? 1 Proposal Would Prohibit Victims From Paying Up

The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused new attention on a potentially radical proposal to stem the growing threat posed by ransomware: making it illegal for victims to pay their attackers.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee addresses reporters in January. The police department has acknowledged that its computer network has been breached by attackers seeking a ransom. Such attacks against local governments, hospitals and corporations have been rising sharply.

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  • National Security

In The Ransomware Battle, Cybercriminals Have The Upper Hand

Hackers say they've seized computer records from the Washington, D.C., police and are demanding ransom. As ransomware groups keep getting more sophisticated, law enforcement is struggling to keep up.

April 29, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
U.S. federal agencies sent an alert Wednesday night that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat" to hospitals and healthcare providers.

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  • National

U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say

An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Vanessa Romo,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Monday, April 9, 2018

The ransomware attack that crippled Atlanta a few weeks ago isn't the only high-profile cyberattack Georgia has faced in recent years. Two years ago, a...

September 25, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Noon News For Thursday May 10, 2018

Federal Government Cancels Another Atlanta Area Naturalization Ceremony Smart Roads Coming To Gwinnett County Atlanta Ransomware Attack Recovery Update

May 10, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Gov. Nathan Deal is considering a bill that would criminalize unauthorized computer access.

Could Cybersecurity Bill Hurt Georgia's Growing Tech Industry?

The ransomware attack that crippled Atlanta a few weeks ago isn't the only high-profile cyberattack Georgia has faced in recent years. Two years ago, a...

April 09, 2018
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By:
  • Maura Currie and
  • Adam Ragusea
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