Austin's Ascension Seton Medical Center is among the hospitals affected by a nationwide cybersecurity breach of Ascension technology systems. Julia Reihs/KUT News hide caption
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As of February 7, 2024, the hospital's computer network had been offline for eight days following what appears to be a ransomware attack Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A prescription is filled on Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A ransomware attack is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide this week. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
Cyberattacks on hospitals "should be considered a regional disaster," a study finds. Busà Photography/Getty Images hide caption
Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find
U. S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis speaks during a violent crime prevention summit in Jackson, Miss., on Jan. 5. The agency has revealed it was the victim of a cyberattack last week in which hackers stole sensitive data. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left), and FBI Director Christopher Wray at the Department of Justice in Washington on Thursday. Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, comments on a cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems at a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
This file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday, July 4, to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
As ransomware cases surge, the cyber criminals almost almost always demand, and receive, payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The world's largest meat supplier, JBS, announced Wednesday that it paid $11 million in Bitcoin to hackers in a recent ransomware attack. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption
A sign at the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas, warns against trespassing. Colonial was forced to shut down a key pipeline last month after suffering a ransomware attack. Such attacks are becoming more frequent and increasingly, they are targeting key infrastructure like fuel or food supplies. François Picard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Suffers Over 7 Ransomware Attacks An Hour. It's Now A National Security Risk
The Justice Department has assembled a new task force to confront ransomware after what officials say was the most costly year on record for the crippling cyberattacks. It managed to recover $2.3 million of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline in an attack earlier this year, the department announced Monday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 23, in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on the 2020 cyberattack that resulted in a series of data breaches within several agencies and departments in the U.S. federal government. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount says that paying a multi-million dollar ransom to get a large portion of the East Coast's fuel supply back online was "the right decision to make for the country." Pavlo Gonchar/Getty Images hide caption
The Colonial Pipeline CEO Explains The Decision To Pay Hackers A $4.4 Million Ransom
A gas pump is marked "out of service" as cars line up May 11 at a Circle K in Charlotte, N.C., following a ransomware attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pipeline Companies Will Have To Report Cyberattacks To The Government
A fuel tank is seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction tank farm in Woodbridge, N.J., on May 10. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee addresses reporters in January. The police department has acknowledged that its computer network has been breached by attackers seeking a ransom. Such attacks against local governments, hospitals and corporations have been rising sharply. Bill O'Leary/AP hide caption
U.S. federal agencies sent an alert Wednesday night that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat" to hospitals and healthcare providers. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ashley Merson and her brother Kevin sit on the porch of the house Ashley is trying to buy in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. A ransomware attack on the city's digital services has delayed the home purchase. Emily Sullivan/WYPR hide caption
The two men face federal charges of infecting Atlanta's computers with their SamSam ransomware. The suspects have previously been charged in a similar scheme in New Jersey. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Ransomware attacks against cities, schools and hospitals have been on the rise, officials say. NJPhotos/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
As Atlanta Seeks To Restore Services, Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise
As of Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had said the city hadn't decided whether it will pay the cyberattackers. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Marcus Hutchins, seen in May when he was credited with hobbling the WannaCry attack. Now, U.S. authorities have arrested him for allegedly creating and distributing banking malware. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption