Viewpoint: Some Insurers are Delaying Payment on Ransomware Claims October 21, 2021 By Lynda Bennett and Michael Scales Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Cyber criminals continue to exploit lax security measures, which have become more acute in...
DarkSide Hackers Mint Money With Ransomware Franchise May 12, 2021 By Michael Riley and Alyza Sebenius When a new ransomware group popped up on the scene last year, the hackers did what’s in vogue for digital...
Ransomware Gang Threatens Release of DC Police Records May 12, 2021 By Alan Suderman RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over...
Cyberattack on US Pipeline Is Linked to Criminal Gang May 11, 2021 By Mae Anderson and Frank Bajak NEW YORK (AP) _ The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out...
Insurer AXA Halts Ransomware Crime Reimbursement in France May 10, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber-insurance...
No Ransomware Silver Bullet, Crooks Out of Reach April 30, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s hacking of federal agencies and interference in U.S. politics has mostly...
Russian Man Pleads Guilty in Nevada to Plot to Extort Tesla March 22, 2021 By Ken Ritter, Frank Bajak and Scott Sonner RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Russian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to offering a Tesla employee $1 million...
Cyberattack Hobbles Major Hospital Chain’s US Facilities September 30, 2020 By Frank Bajak and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust healthcare facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with...
Jeff Bezos Sued for Defamation by Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez’s Brother February 3, 2020 By Christian Berthelsen and Hailey Waller Jeff Bezos was sued for defamation by his girlfriend’s brother in a lawsuit accusing the Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer...
11th Circuit Dismisses Suit Alleging Conspiracy to Deflate Auto Body Repair Changes December 24, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court affirmed a decision to throw out a racketeering lawsuit brought by a group of 126 auto...