FBI director sees ‘parallels’ between ransomware threat and 9/11
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#5JNM0)
Christopher Wray also revealed that the agency is investigating about 100 kinds of ransomware cyber-attacks
The FBI has compared a recent string of cyber-attacks on US government and corporate entities to defense difficulties presented by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Christopher Wray, the FBI director, also revealed that the agency is investigating about 100 kinds of ransomware, with many tracing back to criminal operators in Russia.
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