US Launches Ransomware Resource Website

DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security announced a new website Thursday to “combat the threat of ransomware.” DOJ described StopRansomware.gov as a “one-stop hub for ransomware resources for individuals, businesses and other organizations.” It includes resources from DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Secret Service, FBI, National Institute of Standards and Technology and all other cyber-related federal agencies. The Senate Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, plans a hearing July 27 on ransomware threats, Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and ranking member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced Wednesday. They asked DOJ, the FBI and CISA to testify. The agencies didn’t comment.