Colonial Pipeline's recovered Bitcoin ransom is a ray of hope
CNN
Alexander J. Urbelis writes that the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline may be just a preview of many more to come -- before the pace of these cyber incidents slows down again.
The oil giant paid the ransom in an effort to quickly restore service — but it's now accepted knowledge that paying ransom encourages more ransomware incidents.Elected officials, Jewish advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are vowing to “push back” against the message of a White nationalist group that staged a march last week near downtown Columbus, Ohio, calling the demonstration an act of hate unwelcome in their community – and the United States more broadly.
Senate Democrats have confirmed some of President Joe Biden’s picks for the federal bench this week in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for a total GOP blockade of judicial nominations – in part because several Republicans involved with the Trump transition process have been missing votes.