Ransomware

Romanian Woman Pleads Guilty to Hacking DC Cameras Ahead of Trump Inauguration

A second alleged conspirator is currently in a Romanian prison awaiting extradition.

  • By Aaron Boyd

After a Major Cyberattack, Does the Public Deserve an Explanation?

The ransomware that crippled Atlanta raises unanswered questions about how to communicate with citizens after a cyber-attack.

  • By Mitch Herckis

4 Areas Where Cyber Law is Evolving

Internet-of-things devices, ransomware and insurance are raising questions about liability.

  • By Curtis Levinson

As Atlanta Recovers From Ransomware Attack, Georgia Looks to Boost Cyber Collaboration

The state will soon offer information security training local governments should consider to help avoid a crisis of Atlanta proportions.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Will the U.S. Ever Switch From Cyber Defense to Offense?

After another cyberattack on a U.S. city, it may be time to figure out a less passive response.

  • By John Breeden II

One of the Biggest and Most Boring Cyberattacks Against an American City Yet

A recent ransomware attack on Atlanta’s computer systems is disruptive, but so ordinary.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

Ransomware Attacks Decline But Number of Strains Doubled, Researchers Found

About half of victims who ponied up the ransom never got their data back.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Hackers Figured Out a Way to Demand Ransom Without Sending Email

These hackers are killing two birds with one stone.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Report: 80% of Experts Say 'Catastrophic' Data Breach Is Inevitable by 2021

And per usual, legacy IT and lack of employee expertise are challenges.

  • By Jack Corrigan

'Worst Year Ever' For Cyberattacks

And most of them could have been avoided with basic cyber hygiene.

  • By Jack Corrigan

These LA Startups Are What Stand Between Hackers and Your Medical Devices

Some of the most important cybersecurity work is happening in nondescript offices across the nation.

  • By Joseph Marks

2017 Was Marked by Continuity and Confusion in Cyber Policy

The Kaspersky ban, WannaCry and big changes at State Department topped the news cycle.

  • By Joseph Marks

Here’s Why the Trump Administration Called Out North Korea’s Cyberattacks

The attribution announcement made three big arguments and North Korea’s culpability was only one of them.

  • By Joseph Marks

How the Grinch Bots Stole Christmas

It’s a Christmas tale for our time: Cyber nerds using high-tech software to buy a slew of baby-monkey robots and holding them ransom for thousands of dollars.

  • By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic

LA Cyber Center Hopes to be a Model for Cities Nationwide

During the past four years, Los Angeles has centralized its cyber operations using models developed by the federal government and industry sectors.

  • By Joseph Marks

The Dangerous Data Hack That You Won’t Even Notice

By focusing only on hackers’ efforts to extort money or mess with our political process, we may have been missing what is potentially an even scarier possibility.

  • By Betsy Cooper, Quartz

The Latest Ransomware Presents Itself as an Adobe Flash Player Download

The strain is known as Bad Rabbit.

  • By Keith Collins, Quartz

Ransomware Stops Car Factory, Phones Spy on Activists and 198M Voters' Info Leak

WannaCry continues to cause problems while some question the ethics of selling spyware to governments.

  • By Nextgov Staff

4 Internet Crimes Trends to Know

The crime may be virtual, but the losses are not.

  • By Heather Kuldell

3 Lessons Agencies Need to Learn from WannaCry

First, the outbreak isn't over.

  • By Heather Kuldell