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Ransomware will now get priority treatment at the Justice Department

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Justice Department has created a task force to centrally track and coordinate all federal cases involving ransomware or related types of cybercrime, such as botnets, money laundering, and bulletproof hosting. “To ensure we can make necessary connections across national and global cases and investigations… we must enhance and centralize our...

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Attack on meat supplier came from REvil, ransomware’s most cutthroat gang

Enlarge / Ransomware (credit: Getty Images) The cyberattack that halted some operations at the world’s biggest meat processor this week was the work of REvil, a ransomware franchise known for its ever-escalating series of cutthroat tactics designed to extort the highest price. The FBI made the attribution on Wednesday, a day after word emerged that...