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Companies Linked to Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain Sight

Companies Linked to Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain SightCybersecurity experts tracing money paid by American businesses to Russian ransomware gangs found it led to one of Moscow’s most prestigious addresses.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Andrew E. Kramer Powered by WPeMatico

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Up to 1,500 businesses could be affected by a cyberattack carried out by a Russian group.

Up to 1,500 businesses could be affected by a cyberattack carried out by a Russian group.“It totally sucks,” said the chief executive of the software company Kaseya, which was compromised Friday along with some of its customers.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Kellen Browning Powered by WPeMatico

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Hundreds of Businesses, From Sweden to U.S., Affected by Cyberattack

Hundreds of Businesses, From Sweden to U.S., Affected by CyberattackIn Sweden, a grocery chain temporarily closed its doors after the attack. Some companies have been asked for $5 million in ransom.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Kellen Browning Powered by WPeMatico

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Bitcoin Is Actually Traceable, Pipeline Investigation Shows

Bitcoin Is Actually Traceable, Pipeline Investigation ShowsThe F.B.I.’s recovery of Bitcoins paid in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack showed cryptocurrencies are not as hard to track as it might seem.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Nicole Perlroth, Erin Griffith and Katie Benner Powered by WPeMatico

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U.S. Seizes Share of Ransom From Hackers in Colonial Pipeline Attack

U.S. Seizes Share of Ransom From Hackers in Colonial Pipeline AttackInvestigators traced 75 Bitcoins worth more than $4 million through nearly two dozen cryptocurrency accounts.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Katie Benner and Nicole Perlroth Powered by WPeMatico

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Are We Waiting for Everyone to Get Hacked?

Are We Waiting for Everyone to Get Hacked?It’s been almost a decade since Leon Panetta, then the secretary of defense, warned of an impending “Cyber Pearl Harbor.” He didn’t want to be right.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Nicole Perlroth Powered by WPeMatico

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Irish Hospitals Hit by Cyberattacks, Forcing an I.T. Shutdown

Irish Hospitals Hit by Cyberattacks, Forcing an I.T. ShutdownHospitals in Ireland, New Zealand and Scripps Health in San Diego are reeling from digital extortion attacks.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Nicole Perlroth and Adam Satariano Powered by WPeMatico

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Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to Hackers

Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to HackersThe payment clears the way for gas to begin flowing again, but it risks emboldening other criminal groups to take American companies hostage by seizing control of their computers.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Michael D. Shear, Nicole Perlroth and Clifford Krauss Powered by WPeMatico

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Pipeline Hack Points to Growing Cybersecurity Risk for Energy System

Pipeline Hack Points to Growing Cybersecurity Risk for Energy SystemEnergy infrastructure has increasingly come under assault, and analysts said the attack that cut off fuel supplies this week should be a “wake-up call.”http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Brad Plumer Powered by WPeMatico

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How the Colonial Pipeline Became a Vital Artery for Fuel

How the Colonial Pipeline Became a Vital Artery for FuelReliance on the pipeline has grown as rising domestic production of oil and gas has led to reduced refining capacity in the Northeast.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Clifford Krauss Powered by WPeMatico

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