How the Kremlin provides a safe harbour for ransomware
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbour for ransomware by Frank Bajak, The Associated Press Posted Apr 16, 2021 3:02 am EDT Last Updated Apr 16, 2021 at 3:14 am EDT BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. One big reason: Ransomware rackets are dominated by Russian-speaking cybercriminals who are shielded — and sometimes employed — by Russian intelligence agencies, according to secur...