Thomas Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, has said the U.S. has determined that North Korea was responsible for a ransomware attack that disrupted computer systems worldwide in May. Bossert said
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The U.S. government has released a notice about a new ransomware that homed in on media companies in Russia and transportation systems in Ukraine, CNN Tech reported Wednesday. The ransomware attack was
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John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said a DHS-led interagency effort helped prevent the WannaCry ransomware from spreading to new computers across the U.S., Nextgov reported Wednesday. “We defended the country
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has asked the heads of the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Homeland Security about the measures
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Europol has said a ransomware attack disrupted computers of at least 200,000 individuals in more than 150 countries, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Jan Op Gen Oorth, a spokesman for Europol, said
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Police authorities in Germany have collaborated with Interpol, Europol, U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to take down an international cyber network that works as a delivery platform to launch malware attacks
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A multinational law enforcement team has launched efforts to dismantle a global criminal network of computer servers called Avalanche. Avalanche has hosted more than two dozen types of malware and facilitated numerous money
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The FBI and the State Department are helping to lead a global law enforcement forum on diamond trafficking, illegal trade and threat financing which will run until Thursday. The FBI said Tuesday the Europol-hosted forum will focus
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