DC police hit with apparent ransomware attack carried out by Russian-speaking cybercriminals

DC police hit with apparent ransomware attack carried out by Russian-speaking cybercriminals

The Washington, D.C., police department said Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, that it threatened to share with local criminal gangs unless police paid an unspecified ransom.