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Their country, willing to sell some of the nation's most sensitive secrets about our most sophisticated nuclear submarines. >> i was shocked. you never know what's going on in people's homes. >> reporter: according to the fbi, the story begins in april 2020, when the couple reached out to an undisclosed country, allegedly pitching the elaborate scheme. at one point, writing, "please forward this letter to your military intelligence agency. this is not a hoax." allegedly up for sale? the design of the virginia class nuclear submarine, which utilizes the latest in stealth technology at a cost of...

Administration. jessica schneider explains. >> reporter: the biden administration sounding the alarm about the growing threat of cyberattacks. fbi director christopher wray comparing the effort needed to combat this, to have the fbi approach the response to terrorism after 9/11. there are a lot of parallels. there's a lot of importance and a lot of focus by us on disruption and prevention, wray said. he told "the wall street journal" the fbi is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many that trace back to hackers in russia. one study shows the u.s. was hit by more than 15,000 ...

Response to terrorism after 9/11. a lot of parallels and a lot of importance and focus on us by disruption and prevention wray said. they are investigating about 100 different types of ransomware and many trace back to hackers in russia. costing businesses and organizations between at least 500,000 and 2.3 billion dollars in 2020. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payment to release the files. >> it shows 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. >> it has affected the gas pipeline operated by colonial that led to gas shortages along the east coast to meat produ...

And organizations between half a billion and $2.3 billion in 2020. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payment to release it back to the victim. >> cryptocurrency payments are sop of the techniques just described to you. so a 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. >> reporter: ransomware attacks have affected everything, from the gas line operated by colonial that led to gas shortages along the east coast, to individual health care networks, whose computer systems have been shut down sporadically across the country and the world. >> before long, we are worried ...

Wray comparing the effort needed to combat this rapid succession of ransomware attacks to how the fbi reports the response to terrorism after 9/11. there are a lot of parallels, a lot of importance, and a lot of focus by us on disruption and prevention wray said. director wray told "the wall street journal" the fbi is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many that trace back to hackers in russia. one study shows the u.s. was hit by more than 15,000 ransomware attacks last year alone costing businesses and organizations between at least half a billion and $2.3 billion in 2020....