Ex-Security Chief Martin Urges UK to Outlaw Cyber Ransoms September 18, 2020 By Kitty Donaldson Ciaran Martin, who stepped down as head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre this month, will call on Boris...
Putting Municipal Ransomware Attacks— and Cyber Insurance —in Context September 3, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The ransomware attacks on public entities in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Georgia and elsewhere this year have raised questions not only...
Second Florida City Pays Hackers As Third City Faces Breach June 28, 2019 By Mike Schneider and Curt Anderson A second small Florida city this month has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers who took over most...
Florida City Pays $600K to Hackers to Save Computer Records June 21, 2019 By Terry Spencer A Florida city agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in...
Hackers’ Ransom Demands Rise as Victims Keep Paying: Symantec April 27, 2017 By Alastair Sharp Hackers are demanding increasingly hefty ransoms to free computers paralyzed with viruses, as cyber criminals seek to maximize profits from...
Surprising Number of Cyber Attacks Aim to Destroy, Not Steal April 7, 2015 By Joseph Menn Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according...
Sony Case Among Growing Number of Cyber Ransoms: Benner January 1, 2015 By Katie Benner, Bloomberg View Just three days before cyber-attackers crippled Sony Pictures, the hackers sent an e-mail to executives Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal...