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Ransomware Task Forces Scores $450K, So What’s Next?

The Ransomware Task Force, when it released its April report, said world leaders needed to shift their approach to ransomware and prioritize it as a matter of national security. “This needs to be, ...

US authorities have recovered a 'majority' of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to reopen its critical fuel route

The Department of Justice says it tracked down millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency paid last month to attackers likely based in Russia.
SDxCentral

Will the Public and Private Cybersecurity Sector Join Forces Against Ransomware?

It sounds like the DOJ and private-sector Ransomware Task Force are moving on parallel tracks. I hope I’m wrong.
CoinDesk

Ransomware Attack

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. government’s financial crimes watchdog, said payments tied to ransomware attacks in 2021 are already exceeding 2020′s total, with more than ...
The Daily Dot

Feds seize most of Bitcoin paid out over Colonial Pipeline hack

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Monday the seizure of millions of dollars in Bitcoin paid out by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware group. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco ...