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In the aftermath of the Colonial Pipeline hack and the increasing damage done by cybercriminals, the U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying investigations into ransomware assaults to the same level of severity as terrorism, according to a senior department official, as Reuters notes.
Internal instructions provided to U.S. prosecutors across the country on Thursday said that information about ransomware investigations in the field will be coordinated centrally with a newly formed task force in Washington.
John Carlin, principle associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department stated, “It’s a specialized process to ensure we track all ransomware cases regardless of where it may be referred in this country, so you can make the connections between actors and work your way up to disrupt the whole chain…
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