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A new order by the Bidens tackles cyber security and more
The US President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday issued an executive order aimed at protecting critical infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, from ransomware attacks. The order will make it easier for the federal government to impose sanctions against groups that target critical infrastructure such as schools and hospitals. Notably, Trump hasn’t announced any of his…
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What is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said it was the victim of a “sophisticated” ransomware attack that targeted multiple hospitals in the US on Wednesday. All computers running the updated version of its Falcon antivirus software crashed after it contained a bug. One of America’s biggest healthcare systems, Massachusetts General Brigham, cancelled all non-urgent surgeries, procedures, and…
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Criminal gangs in Russia are coming to the fore.
Researchers at the UK’s RUSI think tank said non-Russian ransomware gangs haven’t had a statistically significant increase in attacks in the lead-up to elections. They also found that organisations in the six top victim countries were at a 40% greater chance of having a ransomware attack from a Russia-based gang on a given day, compared…