Mon Jun 7 2021: What the weekend brought for ransomware, plus the last year in market changes

Two things to know today

What changed over the weekend for ransomware?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/justice-department-tells-prosecutors-to-closely-track-ransomware-cases/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-evil-corp-ransomware-mimics-payloadbin-gang-to-evade-us-sanctions/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9653753/Colonial-Pipeline-hacked-using-SINGLE-password-multiple-workers-used-access-systems-remotely.html

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/5/22520297/compromised-password-reportedly-allowed-hackers-colonial-pipeline-cyberattack

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-cost-of-ransomware-around-the-globe-to-go-beyond-265-billion-in-the-next-decade/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/covid-19-has-transformed-work-but-cybersecurity-isnt-keeping-pace-report-finds/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-urges-businesses-to-take-ransomware-crime-seriously/

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2021/06/05/658282/FBI-9-11-attacks-Wray-ransomware-Colonial-Pipeline-JBS-USA-SolarWinds-

AND

How has the market changed in a year?

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-7becaffa-5b33-42fb-b6f7-39eedf7bfeb2.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/06/03/mobile-technology-and-home-broadband-2021/

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/04/record-high-turnout-in-2020-general-election.html

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