crime
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Ransomware Hackers Reportedly Targeted 3 Different U.S. Water Facilities This Year Alone
Ransomware gangs targeted at least three different water facilities in the U.S. this year, a new government report claims. The news, if true, represents a frightening escalation in cybercrime — showing that hackers are increasingly willing to put people’s lives at risk for the sake of money.
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Biden Administration Plans to Convene 30 Countries to Discuss Solutions to Ransomware Threat
The Biden administration plans to meet with officials from dozens of countries later this month in an effort to better coordinate a crackdown on cybercriminal gangs — particularly ransomware.
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Report: FBI Had Ransomware Decryption Key for Weeks Before Giving It to Victims
The Kaseya ransomware attack, which occurred in July and affected as many as 1,500 companies worldwide, was a big, destructive mess — one of the largest and most unwieldy of its kind in recent memory. But new information shows the FBI could have lightened the blow victims suffered but chose not to.
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Backpage Gets a Mistrial After Prosecution Goes Too Far
In a surprise twist, Backpage co-founders have scored a temporary victory in a federal prostitution and money laundering case that’s been ongoing since 2018. The Associated Press reports that the judge has sided with their request for a mistrial after they spent days arguing that the prosecution tainted the jury by laser-focusing on appalling accounts…