FBI director sees ‘parallels’ between ransomware threat and 9/11

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.