Major US Pipeline Halts Operations After Ransomware Attack May 10, 2021 By Alan Suderman and Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel...
Ransomware Shuts Gas Compressor for Two Days in Latest Attack February 19, 2020 By Christine Buurma and Alyza Sebenius A recent ransomware attack caused a U.S. natural gas compressor facility to shut for two days, the latest in a...
Ransomware Claims Driving Up Cyber Insurance Costs January 23, 2020 U.S. insurers are ramping up cyber-insurance rates by as much as 25% and trying to curb exposure to vulnerable customers...
Bitcoin Claims, Ransom Demands Skyrocket January 3, 2018 By Sonali Basak and Jenny Surane Hey, want those photos and files back? It may cost more than it used to. Thank bitcoin. Chubb Ltd., best...
Global ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Cyberattack Sought Cash for Data May 15, 2017 By SYLVIA HUI, ALLEN G. BREED and JIM HEINTZ A global “ransomware” cyberattack, unprecedented in scale, had technicians scrambling to restore Britain’s crippled hospital network Saturday and secure the...