Tag: Computer viruses and worms
DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack
WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., police department said Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen...
France, Germany plan billions in pandemic recovery spending
FRANKFURT, Germany — France and Germany together laid out plans for billions in spending from the European Union's pandemic recovery fund aimed at fighting...
Italy’s Draghi presenting ‘epochal’ virus recovery plan
ROME — Italian Premier Mario Draghi is presenting a 222.1 billion euro ($268.6 billion) coronavirus recovery plan to Parliament on Monday, aiming to not...
Defining numbers from Biden’s early days, from jobs to virus
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a whirlwind of activity during the pandemic and the start of an economic...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Spain’s PM wants EU recovery funds to transform the nation
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's left-wing government wants the massive coronavirus windfall it will be receiving from the European Union to transform the nation after...
UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for...
Report: Money key to reverse pandemic losses for poor
UNITED NATIONS — More than 60 international agencies are calling for immediate financing to put gains for developing countries back on track after the...
Russian man admits ransomware plot against Tesla in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to get computer malware into the electric car...
Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the coronavirus, President Bashar Assad’s office...
