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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns
Maine's junior senator said the nation faces "an extremely dangerous situation" until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
White House boosts anti-ransomware bid with $10 million in rewards
The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious activity against critical U.S. infrastructure.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Russia-based ransomware gang is offline, but the reason is unclear
There were no signs that the Russian government had anything to do with REvil going offline, and it is possible that the group is laying low after its recent high-profile attacks, or switching methods.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Still unclear how many businesses hit in biggest ransomware attack on record
The company whose software was exploited says it appears that fewer than 1,500 businesses were compromised.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Ukrainian police seize cash in raids on major ransomware gang
While some arrests have been made and ransomware infrastructure disabled in recent months, no kingpins have been snared.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack
The Georgia-based company paid $4.4 million to a criminal gang in Russia.
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency ransom paid to pipeline hackers
The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
U.S. says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
Microsoft says it believes that most of the emails in the cyberespionage onslaught were blocked by automated systems that marked them as spam.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Hack prompts new security regulations for U.S. pipelines
Specifics were not revealed, but one official says the directive includes a mandate that companies report cyber incidents to the federal government.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company says.
