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DOJ Launches Task Force to Battle Ransomware Threat Twitter Get Permission The Justice Department is creating a task force to tackle the growing threat of ransomware and related extortion schemes targeting school districts, hospitals and others, according to an internal department memo that began circulating this week. The newly established Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force will include DOJ officials as well as representatives from the FBI and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys. The task force will target the "ransomware criminal ecosystem as a whole," which means pr...

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Justice Department task force to address ransomware attacks on critical organizations SHARE The U.S. Department of Justice has formed a task force that will attempt to address mounting ransomware attacks on critical organizations. The Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force will consist of officials from the agency’s National Security Division, Criminal Division, Civil Division, Executive Officer of U.S. Attorneys and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. By identifying ransomware as a priority, the task force will increase training and dedicate more resources t...

© Getty Images The Justice Department this week convened a new task force to address the mounting ransomware cyberattacks on critical U.S. organizations that have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force, first reported on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, will be made of officials from the agency’s National Security Division, Criminal Division, Civil Division, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and FBI.   It will be charged with working to ensure the Justice Department prioritizes pursuing cases involving ransomware attacks by increasi...