The ongoing ransomware threat continued to capture headlines in 2021, with sophisticated attacks shutting down key sectors of the U.S. economy. A stepped up federal response, drawing upon public and private sector resources, has been rolled out by the Biden Administration.
A ransomware attack knocked out security cameras and automatic doors in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, outside Albuquerque, triggering a crisis response as inmates were put on lockdown for security reasons.