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In this image provided by NBC News, Keir Simmons, left, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired on Monday, June 14, 2021, two days before the Russian leader is to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva. Putin has sharply dismissed allegations that his country is carrying out cyberattacks against the United States as baseless. (NBC News via AP)

Putin praises Trump, presses Biden for 'stability' ahead of summit

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
In this May 12, 2020, photo, the company logo sign sits at the entrance to the JBS Australia's Dinmore meatworks facility, west of Brisbane. Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, after a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat processing company. A government minister said it might be days before production resumes. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)

Meat processing company admits to paying $11 million ransom in cyberattack

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate authorizes $250 billion in tech spending to counter China

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
In this Monday, June 13, 2016, photo, the LinkedIn logo appears on a screen at the post where it trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

LinkedIn asks Supreme Court to review whether data scraping is prohibited hacking

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Ransomware attack hits House members' web tool to communicate with voters

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco is followed by FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate as she arrives to announce the recovery of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from the Colonial Pipeline Co. ransomware attacks at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, June 7, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Intel says Putin supports ransomware attacks on U.S.; Biden admin. caught flat-footed

By Ryan Lovelace and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
In this May 12, 2021, file photo, the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive to be issued Thursday in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

DOJ says it has recovered millions in cryptocurrency ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, answers a reporter as senators rush to the chamber for votes ahead of the approaching Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Lawmakers still face standoffs on an infrastructure bill, police reform, voting rights, and a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

'Starting to wake up': Senators seek ways to punish countries harboring hackers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The American flag flies outside of the Justice Department building, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

DOJ elevates ransomware attacks to same priority as terrorism

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Commuters ride uncrowded subways in New York, Monday, June 8, 2020. After three months of a coronavirus crisis followed by protests and unrest, New York City is trying to turn a page when a limited range of industries reopen Monday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

MTA, Steamship Authority disclose cyberattacks on transportation providers in N.Y., Massachusetts

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, the sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump appointees on Supreme Court side with liberal wing in hacking case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline has confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. That's according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Colonial Pipeline’s CEO Joseph Blount told the Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn’t know the extent of the damage. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ** FILE **

White House to companies: Do your part to prevent ransomware attacks

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, a worker heads into the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. A weekend ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat company is disrupting production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline. The White House confirms that Brazil-based meat processor JBS SA notified the U.S. government Sunday, May 30, 2021, of a ransom demand from a criminal organization likely based in Russia. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FBI attributes attack on major meat producer to ransomware group with Russia ties

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, a worker heads into the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. A weekend ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat company is disrupting production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline. The White House confirms that Brazil-based meat processor JBS SA notified the U.S. government Sunday, May 30, 2021, of a ransom demand from a criminal organization likely based in Russia. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

JBS Foods, meat producer, says it is coming back online after cyberattack

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino, and National Security Council Senior Director of Counterterrorism Kashyap 'Kash' Pramod Patel, speak outside the Diplomatic Room as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, to announce that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed during a US raid in Syria. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Kash Patel, Nunes aide and dossier-debunker, targeted by impostor account on Twitter

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
(Associated Press/File)

New breach from hackers behind SolarWinds 'mostly unsuccessful,' Microsoft says

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
In this May 12, 2021, file photo, the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive to be issued Thursday in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

U.S. pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack

By Ben Fox - Associated Press
In this file photo, consulate workers carry diplomatic bags from the Consulate General of China Friday, July 24, 2020, in Houston. The U.S.government has ordered the Houston consulate to close by Friday. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Shuttered Chinese Houston consulate called 'major hub' for science and tech collection worldwide

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
A Chinese flag hangs near a Hikvision security camera outside of a shop in Beijing on Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Blacklisted Chinese tech still spreading in U.S. as lawmakers scramble to close loopholes

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, speaks during a news conference at West Miami Middle School in Miami on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) **FILE**

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill with fines for tech platforms muzzling political candidates

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Several gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount admits paying cyberattackers' ransom

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service speaks during the Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Naryshkin, Russian spymaster, 'flattered' by accusations he orchestrated SolarWinds hack

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
A fuel tanker driver delivers a 9,000-gallon load of fuel at the Sheetz in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 13, 2021. Operators of the Colonial Pipeline say they began the process of moving fuel through the pipeline again on Wednesday, six days after the company shut it down because of a cyberattack. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

DarkSide group behind pipeline cyberattack claims it is shutting down, cybersecurity pros say

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
A Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police vehicle is parked on the other side of a tape police line along the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms cover the trees, in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

D.C. Police Union to file class grievance against city over massive data leak

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times
(Associated Press/File)

Irish Health Service hit by a ransomware attack

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
An employee of Global Cyber Security Company Group-IB develops a computer code in an office in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ** FILE **

DarkSide seeks Robin Hood-like image with ransomware attacks

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles as he meets with IIHF President Rene Fasel in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, May 10, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Intel suspects Putin link to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Hackers air stolen D.C. police files: Report

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times
Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Several gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Colonial Pipeline paid $5M ransom to hackers: Report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company is shown Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Several gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Colonial Pipeline restarts pipeline, Jennifer Granholm says

By Victor Morton and Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

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Cybersecurity 2018: Online Security and Safety in Government, Industry and Civil Society: Download the Special Report available in the January 29, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (3.8 MB)

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