Ransomware attack

The official declaration said that the attack was “unprecedented in the country” and that it interrupted the country’s tax collection and exposed citizens’ personal information.

In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages.

For many Americans who are paid biweekly, Dec. 17 is the final payday before Christmas.

The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations.

A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend

Russia-linked REvil Group, also known as Sodinokibi, on July 2 launched an international ransomware attack. The gang previously attacked meatpacking giantJBS.

Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and that data was stolen from its network

Ransomware and cyber attacks are happening more frequently in the U.S., and businesses are paying them millions. Experts, on the other hand, say don’t pay the ransom.

At this point, there has been no evidence of personal information being accessed or taken, but the investigation is ongoing, university officials said.

The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks is offline.

Dark web sites linked to the REvil ransomware gang were not operating Tuesday. The gang, aka Sodinokibi, took credit for the July 2 international attack.

President Joe Biden says damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears to be minimal but information is still incomplete.

Paying cryptocurrency like bitcoin to end ransomware attacks is a decision many companies say is the only choice, even if the funds can help hackers get better.

As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals

Ransomware, a program that hackers use to hold digital information hostage, has become the top choice of malware for criminals.

JBS was hacked in May by REvil, one of a number of Russian-speaking hacker gangs, leading to meat plants across the U.S. and Australia shutting down for at least a day.