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Locked hospital room with faint light, bed, medical equipment, and laptop displaying ransomware message.

Ex-FBI Chief Urges Homicide Charges for Ransomware Actors Tied to Patient Deaths

It's time to hold ransomware attackers accountable for their deadly actions - Cynthia Kaiser, ex-FBI chief, urges prosecutors to consider felony homicide charges when attacks on hospitals result in patient deaths. Closing the gap between crime severity and consequences is crucial, she stresses.

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Hooded figure in shadows types on laptop surrounded by screens displaying ominous code and ransom demands.

Amateur Hackers Emerge as Growing Ransomware Threat

Ransomware is now the biggest threat today, and a growing concern is amateur hackers who may not know what they're doing - which can make it even harder to recover your data. According to Cynthia Kaiser, a cybersecurity veteran with two decades of FBI experience, these newcomers pose a particularly worrisome risk.

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