Tag: Gang-related crime
Ransomware victim Kaseya gets master key to unlock networks
BOSTON — The Florida company whose software was exploited in the devastating Fourth of July weekend ransomware attack, Kaseya, has received a universal key...
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
Landscaping was hardly his lifelong dream.
As a teenager, Alton Lucas...
Gang member gets 30 years in prison for boy’s stabbing death
GREENBELT, Md. — A gang member was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the killing of a...
Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs in Haiti have long been financed by powerful politicians and their allies — and many feel they may be losing...
Latest hack to test Biden’s vow for consequences for Russia
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he would “deliver” a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the latest ransomware attacks targeting American businesses,...
Latest hack to test Biden’s vow for consequences for Russia
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would “deliver” a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the latest ransomware attacks targeting American...
In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle
BOSTON — In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies to help...
Prosecutors seek 35-year sentence for gang member in killing
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Federal prosecutors in Maryland are seeking a 35-year prison sentence for a gang member who pleaded guilty to participating in...
Mexico confirms bone fragment matches missing student
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have fully confirmed the match between a bone fragment and a student missing since 2014.
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Meat company JBS confirms it paid $11M ransom in cyberattack
The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who broken into its computer system late last...