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Ransomware

Malware that locks data until victims pay — attacks on hospitals, cities, and infrastructure.

  1. 2026

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    CIRCIA: Notice of Proposed Rule Making: In Brief
    CIRCIA Overview
    CISA Proposes Rules for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Incident Reporting
    Feb 20

    CISA delays mandatory cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026

    Industry groups complained rule defined covered entities too broadly sweeping in small businesses

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  2. 2021

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People

Key figures in Ransomware

10 figures
Joe Biden
Former President
Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security
Antony Blinken
Former Secretary of State
Brendan Carr
FCC Chairman (2025)
Gary Peters
Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member (D-MI)
Jen Easterly
Former CISA Director (departed January 20, 2025)
Paul Abbate
Former FBI Deputy Director; led FBI cyber division during CIRCIA drafting
Sean Plankey
Trump's initial CISA director nominee (2025)
Sergei Lavrov
Foreign Minister of Russia
Vladimir Putin
Russian President