The FBI director compared the Ransomware threat to 9/11

Ransomware was turned on This week again everyone’s minds are the world’s largest meat processing company, JBS SA suffered an attack that disrupted its operations Australian and North American. The company was able to recover operations within a few days, but the situation once again underscored the serious threat posed by ransomware to critical supply chains and critical infrastructure around the world.

Researchers are delving into research into Apple’s newly released M1 custom processor, and are finding all sorts fascinating behaviors and dynamics. And in the world of election security, Microsoft has taken a big step forward with its announcement that it is the main seller of voting machines this week. Hart InterCivic is introducing open source software company ElectionGuard on existing devices. Hart’s first goal is to make ElectionGuard’s “end-to-end verifiable check” a pilot from around the world.

Ransomware is certainly a momentary digital attack, but take a few minutes this weekend supply chain attacks. It’s another well-known (and more invented) type of hack that has had many moments in the sun, from NotPetya to SolarWinds, and will inevitably recover again.

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After high-level ransomware attacks that disrupted critical services in the U.S., the Justice Department said this week that it prioritizes ransomware investigations at a similar level to terrorist consultations. It was news it was first reported by Reuters. “Ransomware is a specialized process to ensure that we monitor all cases anywhere in this country, so you can make connections between actors and pave the way for the entire chain to be disrupted,” said John Carlin, associate attorney general.

Meanwhile, FBI Director Christopher Wray tell The Wall Street Journal the agency currently tracks about 100 types of ransomware. Many tensions are linked to Russian criminal hackers. Wray said the threats and challenges posed by ransomware today are similar to the September 11, 2001 attacks. “There are a lot of parallels, there is a lot of importance, and we have a lot of focus on disruptions and prevention,” Wray said. “There is a shared responsibility, not only between government agencies, but also between the private sector and even the average American.”

The White House, too has issued an alert to companies this week from Anne Neuberger, vice president of the presidency and vice president of cybersecurity and new technologies for national security. The unusual letter described information, good practices and resources for defending ransomware attacks and responding if they occur.

In January, WhatsApp updated its terms of use and privacy policy, primarily to cover new aspects of its business offering. But the changes caused a noticeable reaction, as they inadvertently highlighted the application annual policy of sharing certain user data, such as phone numbers, with the parent company Facebook. It seems that WhatsApp is already out of toothpaste when it comes to sharing data, but the company moved users from February to May in the policy period. Then if you didn’t accept it, it was the app it is expected to enter a period of decline until it eventually becomes unusable.