Earlier this year, the U.S. government imposed sanctions against Russian national Mikhail Matveev, an FBI most-wanted cybercriminal, who authorities accuse of being a “prolific ransomware affiliate” ...

Ransomware has become one of the most significant threats in the digital world. It is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or data until a sum of money, or ransom ...

The Ransomware Task Force, when it released its April report, said world leaders needed to shift their approach to ransomware and prioritize it as a matter of national security. “This needs to be, ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The authors of an influential report on ransomware said the government response one year on in implementing its recommendations has been admirable, but more should be done in key areas.

Critical healthcare systems are now under constant threat of cybersecurity attacks. The statistics are staggering: According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data, the number of ...

Ransomware has emerged as one of the biggest cybersecurity threats in modern times. Government agencies, universities, and corporations alike have fallen victim, crippling infrastructure and costing ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Computers across the world were locked up Friday and users' files held for ransom when dozens of countries were hit in a cyber-extortion attack that targeted hospitals, companies ...

Ransomware can strike any industry, from logistics and media companies to non-profit organizations and governments. Even hospitals are targets for ransomware, holding data and lives hostage.

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