The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department was victim to an apparent ransomware attack Monday. Potentially sensitive information from the Washington, D.C.'s police department was allegedly breached by a ransomware attack from a group seeking a payout. A group called Babuk claimed to be behind the attack. On a post made on its website, the group threatened to release information pulled from the department's systems if they were not paid an undisclosed amount. The frequency of ransomware attacks on hospitals and other multinational corporations has increased in recent years, according to Rob Pritchard, the founder of CyberSecurityExpert.com.