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Companies and thats - kaseya. but shes by of other companies and thats why - kaseya. but shes by of other| companies and thats why this is so serious because usually a ransom attack has them gaining access to a computer system they can take months to gain access to that system and then they will encrypt the network and take over and hijack that system and then demanded payment from the victim. in this case, they have gone after kaseya leave effectively use the company and taking victims of their...

Stooge in syria using chemical weapons, when he used those, thats deterrents. when we gave ukraine lethal aid. thats deterrents. what is going to happen now? we have given 16 industries a semblance of protect shun and exposed hundreds of industries in our countries to include local and state governments to ransom cyber ware and were saying defacto thats free game. all the russian criminals know that now. we should have told him were not putting up with any ransomware attacks. you attack us, well...

This morning. >> wonderful to see you. rudy giulianis pressure campaign with officials in ukraine. youll hear the exclusive audio of his phone call. >> its crazy. a new twist in the defamation lawsuit accusing donald trump of rape. why is president bidens justice department coming to his defense. the u.s. government strikes back against cyber criminals after a ransom attack that crippled the key energy pipeline.

Other than that, that was about the only hassle. is this an intentionally led government attack on the country right now, or is this less than and its still cybercriminals with a general set of instructions? >> i think its more the latter. there are certainly things, i think, that putin has done to test the new administration, that massive troop buildup outside of ukraine, i think that was designed to chill what ukraine might do or the negotiations with ukraine or send a message to biden that th...

Vineyard and nantucket steamship authority was hit by a ransom attack. while the safety of its vessels was never threatened there were big delays and ticketing problem still going on today. no word on how much data that hackers were able to access and all of this coming on the heels of the cyber attack of the colonial pipeline and the worlds largest meat processing plant, experts say there is literally no company and no sector of the economy that is immune to these ongoing problems. >> john: doz...

The fbi is now investigating how a major meat supplier got held for ransom, and if at all sounds familiar, you are right. three weeks ago, a similar incident shut down a us oil pipeline, and who can forget the large—scale russian sewer attack that came to light at the end of last year? the deputy press secretary said the white house was engaging directly with the russian government on this matter. it is also assessing the potential impact on the nations meat supply. workers at somejbs faciliti...

Here in the united states had shifts cancelled via facebook after the crippling cyber attack affected servers that were used to power its north american and australian it systems. this is the latest high—profile ransom attack against a private company disrupting a critical supply chain, but security experts warn it wont be the last. these attacks are having increasingly dramatic consequences. you might remember that last month one of the biggest fuel pipelines in the us was shut down by a cybe...

If you havent received your water bill, heres why. A ransomware attack on both Texarkana has left the twin Arkansas and Texas cities and Bowie County are battling what officials are describing as a major  describe as a major ransomware attack which has targeted and infected municipal computers for just over a month now. over the weekend. On December 7, it was first reported that computers were locked and idle in municipal offices on both sides of the state line in Texarkana leaving city worke...

At 2:30 p.m. pacific time, the department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground launch cruise missile at san nicolas island, california. according to a statement from the pentagon, impacted its target after more than 300 miles of flight. this has implications for future arms control experts, worried that the trees are being dismantled. the u.s. has not conducted a nuclear test since 1992. >> shepard: jennifer, thank you. a ransom attack has crippled nearly two dozen towns...

Help. indeed, it is. it looks like theyve got some great weather for it. if you are looking to plan a vacation, you might want to go there. inks for joining us everybody. for now, im dana perino. heres shep. >> shepard: its noon on the west coast, 3:00 on the we east. three more mass shootings. i had, what we are learning about these suspects and the tips that may have saved lives. plus, more than five years on, new york citys top cop decides the fate of the officer who put eric garner in a chok...