June 22, 2021
Comments Off on A ‘silver lining’: Ransomware payments may be tax deductible
The U.S. government offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay after ransomware attacks: The ransoms may be tax deductible.
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June 21, 2021
Comments Off on Ransomware victims pay up as government officials struggle for fix
If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help from the U.S. government.
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June 7, 2021
Comments Off on Most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack has been recovered, officials say
The Justice Department has recovered most of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused Colonial Pipeline to halt its operations, officials said.
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June 7, 2021
Comments Off on In war on ransomware, hurdles hinder US response
There are numerous technological, legal and diplomatic hurdles to going after ransomware gangs.
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June 3, 2021
Comments Off on Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.
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June 1, 2021
Comments Off on US seizes domain names used in Russia-linked cyberespionage campaign
The Justice Department said Tuesday that it has seized two domain names used in a cyberespionage campaign that targeted U.S. and foreign government agencies, think tanks, and humanitarian groups.
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May 28, 2021
Comments Off on Latest Russian hack largely fended off, White House says
The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russia intelligence operatives.
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May 19, 2021
Comments Off on Report: Colonial confirms it paid $4.4M to pipeline hackers
The operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems, according to a report Wednesday.
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February 2, 2021
Comments Off on Russian hack brings changes, uncertainty to US court system
Trial lawyer Robert Fisher is handling one of America’s most prominent counterintelligence cases, defending an MIT scientist charged with secretly helping China. But how he’ll handle the logistics of the case could feel old school: Under new court rules, he’ll have to print out any highly sensitive documents and hand-deliver them to the courthouse.
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March 29, 2016
Comments Off on MedStar paralyzed as hackers take aim at another US hospital
WASHINGTON — Modern medicine in the Washington area reverted to 1960s-era paper systems when one of the largest hospital chains was crippled by a virus that shuttered its computers for patients and medical staff. The FBI said it was investigating ...
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