U.S. Elevates Ransomware Attacks to Priority Level on Par With Terrorism
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The Biden administration is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a priority level on par with terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and amid mounting damage caused by ransomware attackers and nation-state adversaries.
Justice Department guidance sent to U.S. attorney offices around the country said that investigators should centrally coordinate information about ransomware investigations in the field with a recently created task force in Washington. This coordination means that investigators should share updated case details and active technical information with leaders in Washington. (Chris Bing / Reuters)
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