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Iranian National Pleads Guilty in Robbinhood Ransomware Scheme Causing Tens of Millions in Losses and Crippling U.S. Public Services

<p><strong>WASHINGTON –<&sol;strong> An Iranian national&comma; Sina Gholinejad&comma; 37&comma; pleaded guilty today in federal court to his role in a sophisticated international ransomware and extortion conspiracy that utilized the notorious Robbinhood ransomware variant&period; The scheme inflicted […] Read More
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Ransomware Scams: The Latest News And How To Protect Yourself

<p><strong>Ransomware scams<&sol;strong> are a type of <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;tag&sol;cybercrime&sol;amp&sol;” data-type&equals;”URL” data-id&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;tag&sol;cybercrime&sol;”>cyberattack<&sol;a> in which hackers encrypt a victim&&num;8217&semi;s data and demand a ransom payment in order to decrypt it&period; The attackers typically send an email to the […] Read More
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