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[TRENDING NEWS] U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:07AM Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:07AM Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] Russia Influences Hackers but Stops Short of Directing Them, Report Says

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: September 10, 2021 at 12:05AM The arrangement allows the Russian government some plausible deniability for attacks, researchers found.

[TRENDING NEWS] Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?

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Author: BY CYBÈLE C. GREENBERG - Publish Date: August 23, 2021 at 02:37AM Hacking, like war, is the continuation of politics by other means, but without the inevitable sacrifice of lives.

[TRENDING NEWS] How to Put a Stop to Russia’s New Form of Organized Crime

Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: August 1, 2021 at 01:30AM Old crime, new technology. There's an answer to the plague of ransomware.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden makes a new push in fight against ransomware, including a $10 million reward.

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: July 16, 2021 at 12:00AM

[TRENDING NEWS] How Should We Handle Ransom Payments to Hackers? Very Carefully.

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Author: BY JOSEPHINE WOLFF - Publish Date: June 18, 2021 at 02:00AM Efforts to reclaim extorted money must go hand in-hand with regulations on insurers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to Hackers

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Author: BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, NICOLE PERLROTH AND CLIFFORD KRAUSS - Publish Date: May 14, 2021 at 07:18AM The payment clears the way for gas to begin flowing again, but it risks emboldening other criminal groups to take American companies hostage by seizing control of their computers.

[TRENDING NEWS] When the Mafia Serves Coffee in the Courthouse

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Author: BY GAIA PIANIGIANI AND EMMA BUBOLA - Publish Date: May 4, 2021 at 11:20AM Investigators in a small southern Italian city say they discovered a criminal network that expanded all the way to a cafe at the judicial building.

[TRENDING NEWS] D.C. Police Department Data Is Leaked in a Cyberattack

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Author: BY NICOLE PERLROTH AND JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: April 27, 2021 at 11:13AM The department appears to be the third police force to be targeted in a ransomware attack in six weeks, and the 26th government agency hit this year.

[TRENDING NEWS] She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One

Author: BY AZAM AHMED - Publish Date: December 13, 2020 at 03:00PM Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.

[TRENDING NEWS] Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

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Author: BY AZI PAYBARAH - Publish Date: November 30, 2020 at 07:09AM The attack, first discovered late Tuesday, disrupted the district’s websites and remote learning programs, as well as its grading and email systems, officials said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Florida Lawyer Charged With Extorting N.F.L. Player in Robbery Case

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Author: BY JOHN ISMAY AND KEN BELSON - Publish Date: November 17, 2020 at 06:33AM William Dean was charged with trying to extort nearly $800,000 from former New York Giant DeAndre Baker in exchange for his clients’ recanting allegations. On Monday, charges against Mr. Baker were dropped.

[TRENDING NEWS] On Afghan Highways, Even the Police Fear the Taliban’s Toll Collectors

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Author: BY DAVID ZUCCHINO AND FAHIM ABED - Publish Date: November 2, 2020 at 11:04AM As the U.S. retreats and peace talks stall, the Taliban have increasingly taken over Afghanistan’s highways, raising millions in unofficial taxes and strengthening their hand at the negotiating table.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Or I Will Stab You Right Now’: A Family’s Prison Extortion Nightmare

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Author: BY SERGE F. KOVALESKI, DAN BARRY AND ANNIE FLANAGAN - Publish Date: September 8, 2020 at 02:00PM While serving time, Ryan Rust was beaten, stabbed and threatened with hot oil if his relatives didn’t pay up. After disturbing calls and texts, they bought guns for protection.

[TRENDING NEWS] Sarah Lawrence Parent Used Sex Tapes in Extortion, Prosecutors Say

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Author: BY ALAN FEUER - Publish Date: February 13, 2020 at 07:30AM Lawrence Ray was accused of recruiting his daughter’s friends at the elite New York college into a cultlike group.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lawmakers Got Lurid Accusations About a State Senator. From His Brother.

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Author: BY LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ - Publish Date: January 12, 2020 at 05:00PM The State Senator in New York told his Democratic colleagues that the 13-page letter was unequivocally false.

[TRENDING NEWS] Ex-Goldman Banker Is Expected to Plead Not Guilty in 1MDB Case

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Author: MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN - Publish Date: May 6, 2019 at 07:00AM Roger Ng is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn on Monday after being flown from Malaysia over the weekend.