The U.S. Department of Justice plans to take a much harsher approach when pursuing cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks. New internal guidelines outline a more coordinated approach to investigating the attacks. The new guidance includes a stipulation that such investigations be centrally coordinated with the newly created task force on ransomware run by the Justice Department in Washington, DC. Weve used this model around terrorism before but never with ransomware, says a deputy attorney general.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/doj-to-treat-ransomware-hacks-like-terrorism-now-heres-1847027610