In one of the broadest such hack campaigns on record, thousands of companies in 17 countries hit by demands that they pay up in order to get their systems working again

Israeli insurance firm Shirbit is under attack as of this writing, with hackers demanding millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin as they release and dump private customer data

Cybercriminals publish sensitive data as second deadline passes; hackers deny company's insinuation of anti-Israel rather than financial motive for attack

Cybercriminals release sensitive data as Shirbit laments 'terrorism,' claims attack is meant to cause strategic harm with no financial motive; talks appear to show otherwise

Experts see such a cyberattack as realistic probability ahead of November; officials warn that single employee falling for spearphishing attack could compromise systems

High personal value of photos, along with price of the devices, add up to 'lucrative target for attackers'

Terrorism, hacking, ransomware, Dark Web drugs are among the challenges faced by cybersecurity attaché Raysyn Roach-Vaden, new to the US embassy; 'It's been a very busy month'