ransomware attack

BOSTON—Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack Tuesday night on its dark web leak site, setting a deadline of Thursday evening for payment. Accenture said in a […]

WASHINGTON—The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it was premature to speculate why and that there was no indication of a law enforcement takedown. REvil’s dark web data-leak site and ransom-negotiating portals were both unreachable, cybersecurity researchers said. The group was […]

Full speed ahead for search efforts at the Florida condo collapse. The mayor says it’s much safer for rescuers since they demolished the rest of the building.

The CEO of the software company struck by the latest ransomware attack says up to 1,500 businesses around the world were affected. He says they’re turning to the FBI for what to do next.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is now appealing to the public for information on suspicious cross-border activity. That’s while more guns and ammo are being smuggled into Mexico.

Businesses from around the world are still struggling after a massive cyberattack Friday. Hackers are reportedly demanding $70 million after executing one of the biggest ransomware attacks ever.

A new ransomware attack is impacting 200 companies and potentially tens of thousands of customers across the globe. President Joe Biden says there will be consequences if Russia is behind it.

JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, said Wednesday that the company paid $11 million in bitcoin to hackers to resolve the ransomware attack that disrupted much of its operations in North America and Australia. The meat-producing giant said that it paid the sum to ransomware attackers to “mitigate any unforeseen issues related to the attack and […]

The United States has seized most of the cryptocurrency paid to hackers that took hostage portions of Colonial Pipeline’s system last month.

The Justice Department will elevate ransomware investigations to a similar level of priority as terrorism in an effort to defeat cybercriminals posing a threat to the nation. This comes following several recent cyberattacks that crippled infrastructure and paralyzed crucial industries in the United States. In one of those attacks, a cyber criminal group perpetrated a ransomware […]

After the ransomware attack just a few days ago, major meat processor JBS says it’s making significant progress in resolving the problem.

CHICAGO/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE—Brazil’s JBS SA told the U.S. government that a ransomware attack on the company that has disrupted meat production in North America and Australia originated from a criminal organization likely based in Russia, the White House said on Tuesday. JBS is the world’s largest meatpacker and the cyberattack caused its Australian operations […]