Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain.

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The Biden administration announced sanctions against a virtual currency brokerage that officials say has processed illicit transactions for cyberattackers.

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Three former U.S. intelligence and military officials have admitted providing hacking technology to the UAE and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million.

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Apple released an emergency software patch to fix a vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices.

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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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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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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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There are numerous technological, legal and diplomatic hurdles to going after ransomware gangs.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.

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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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