Justice Department to Escalate Fight Against Cybercrime, Ransomware: Interview November 8, 2021 By Eric Tucker The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2...
Treasury Report Offers Insight Into Surge in Ransomware Activity in 2021 October 19, 2021 By William Turton There was $590 million in suspicious activity related to ransomware in the first six months of 2021, exceeding the entire...
What Corporations Can Do to Avoid Ransomware Attacks October 14, 2021 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has published a checklist of cyber risk management recommendations to help prevent ransomware attacks....
Behind the Crypto Broker Accused of Enabling Ransomware Hackers October 6, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Olga Kharif A cryptocurrency broker that the Biden administration considers a key cog in the recent ransomware epidemic is legally registered in...
White House Plans 30-Country Meeting to Combat Ransomware and Cyber Crime October 4, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat...
Biden Administration Targets Crypto Pipelines in Fight Against Ransomware Attacks September 22, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Jennifer Jacobs The Biden administration plans a fresh campaign against ransomware attacks through sanctions to cut off criminals’ cryptocurrency pipelines, and it...
Russia-Linked Ransomware Group Hits Iowa Grain Cooperative, Violating Biden Warning September 21, 2021 By William Turton After a furious run of ransomware attacks in the first half of the year, President Joe Biden in July warned...
Ransomware Has Been a ‘Game Changer’ for Cyber Insurance August 30, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield Anyone who works in cyber insurance knows that the industry is never static. It’s a constantly evolving business as the...
Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Hit by Ransomware Attack August 19, 2021 Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd. (TMiS), a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Group, announced it was hit by a ransomware cyber...
Ryan Specialty Group Reports It Suffered Cyber Breach in April August 16, 2021 Newly public brokerage firm Ryan Specialty Group reported today on a data security incident that happened in April. The firm...