ransomware

The federal agency has revealed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week in which hackers stole sensitive data.

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

Corporations, cities and hospitals around the world have been victims of cyber extortionists who hold data hostage, extorting millions of dollars.

American farming increasingly relies on software to keep the U.S. the world’s top food producer. But all that reliance on code-driven machinery has drawn ransomware attacks that could prove particularly devastating during harvest.

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

A report released this month by the Ransomware Task Force offers small and medium-sized businesses a series of steps to take to deal with cyberattacks and ransomware.

The federal government is offering grant money to help address the problem, but small towns fear they lack the tech knowhow and resources to defend their systems and are daunted by grant applications.

Albuquerque isn't alone. Five school districts in New Mexico have suffered major cyberattacks in the past two years, including one that's still dealing with an attack that hit just after Christmas.

The legislature is gearing up for its annual session next month and its bill drafting system is hobbled. It's forcing lawmakers to change how they do business.

The attacks shut down a meat processing plant and an internet software provider earlier this year.