ransomware

A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident.

The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused new attention on a potentially radical proposal to stem the growing threat posed by ransomware: making it illegal for victims to pay their attackers.

Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio will ask county commissioners Tuesday night to approve spending an additional $2.3 million to speed up…

As Atlanta struggles to recover from a cyberattack last week that knocked out city computer systems, one place officials turned to for advice was…

It's taking longer than expected to restore Mecklenburg County computer systems disabled after a cyberattack last month. County officials had hoped to…

Mecklenburg County said Wednesday more than 50 of its computer systems have now been restored after a ransomware attack two weeks ago. In an update, the…

Updated 5:19 p.m.Many Mecklenburg County services remain hobbled after a cyberattack last week that scrambled data on county computer systems. County…

Updated Friday 7:37pmMecklenburg County has released the initial ransom email from hackers responsible for the ransomware attack on government…

Updated 2:34 p.m.A day after Mecklenburg County announced it would not pay ransom to hackers who locked up data on its computer systems, the hackers…

To learn more about ransomware, WFAE's Mark Rumsey spoke to Dan Lorhmann. He’s the chief strategist and security officer at Security Mentor, a Michigan…