Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.

Rather than focusing on arrests, U.S. law enforcement is trying to prevent additional victims of online crime.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the Disruptive Technology Strike Force will use intelligence and analytics to target illicit actors.

The policy revision instructs prosecutors not to target good-faith security research under the historically fraught law.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spelled out the plans at separate events.

U.S. prosecutors are keeping busy with ransomware attacks, money laundering and similar issues.

The goal is to have a clearer view of extortion attempts occurring in every state, and any progress that’s being made in tracking down the perpetrators.

It's an acknowledgement that, despite indictments and arrests, cyberthreats to U.S. organizations are unrelenting.

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team this week announced White House and federal agency jobs with cybersecurity responsibilities.

The controversial decision by the Department of Homeland Security to designate the nation's election system as "critical infrastructure" has touched off a firestorm of opposition, and the…