In view of the recent ransomware attack of Colonial Pipeline in the United States, it is a good time to repost a series of articles I wrote titled, “Cyber Attacks for Ransom: Exponentially Growing Problem.”

John Carlin, the current Acting Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was kind enough to acknowledge this series on Linkedin in November 2020 (prior to his current appointment.)
Cyber Attacks for Ransom: Exponentially Growing Problem (Post 1 of 3)
Cyber Attacks for Ransom: Exponentially Growing Problem (Post 2 of 3)
Cyber Attacks for Ransom: Exponentially Growing Problem (Post 3 of 3)
Ransomware Payments: Know Whom You’re Paying!

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Thank You for this edition.
It is almost a certainty that this in only the beginning.
It is an amazing expensive and difficult problem.
I hope our Cyber Security sector can rise to the challenge
Tom Manley, Special agent FBI- Retired