Russian hackers
Hackers are targeting U.S. hospitals just as COVID-19 cases surge again.
The Daily Beast obtained transcripts of a victim negotiating with a ransomware gang this summer, just as the Biden administration began to grapple with an onslaught of attacks.
The president’s warning to intelligence officials came after a series of Russian ransomware attacks and other cyberattacks have hit U.S. government and private sector entities.
Russian hackers hit thousands of companies with ransomware this month, but now that there’s a tool to unlock their systems, mum is the word on who is responsible for the fix.
U.S. Cyber Command and Microsoft, among others, launched operations on the eve of the election meant to hobble a Russian-speaking hacking group. But it’s rising again.
The Russian-speaking gang that’s broken into thousands of companies is starting to offer discounts on their extortion demands, in what experts say is likely desperation.
Russian military intelligence hackers are going after American and European military, government, and political entities, the NSA warned on Thursday.