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The NBA's Houston Rockets were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month. Now it's the Washington, D.C. police department. The common thread is a ransomware group called Babuk, which was unknown and likely didn't exist until it began posting on the dark web early this year. This group is just one of many that reflect the proliferation of ransomware outfits that are increasingly sophisticated, specialized and largely beyond the reach of law enforcement. In short, the cyber criminals have the upper hand, while U.S. authorities and those targeted are struggling to keep up, according to cyber...

Originally published on April 29, 2021 9:57 am The NBA's Houston Rockets were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month. Now it's the Washington, D.C., police department. The common thread is a ransomware group called Babuk, which was unknown and likely didn't exist until it began posting on the dark web early this year. This group is just one of many that reflect the proliferation of ransomware outfits that are increasingly sophisticated, specialized and largely beyond the reach of law enforcement. In short, the cybercriminals have the upper hand, while U.S. authorities and those target...

Embed STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Hackers say they have seized many computer records from the Washington, D.C., police. They're demanding ransom money or else they'll go public with confidential police files. This is an example of an all-too-common story. Ransomware has become an industry. NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre is here. Greg, good morning. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hi, Steve. INSKEEP: OK. So what happened to the D.C. police? MYRE: Well, a known ransomware group posted on the dark web this week that it had captured all this data. And it's posted a few screenshots to prove its claim...

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Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. CIO Leadership: The CIO as the CEO of Digital Transformation Will Drive the Discussion at the ... HMG StrategyApril 27, 2021 GMT WESTPORT, Conn., April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMG Strategy, the world’s #1 digital platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to be hosting its 2021 HMG Live! Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit on April 29. HMG Strategy’s highly interactive digital events bring together the world’s...