FBI says it is investigating about 100 types of ransomware - WSJ


FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/Files

(Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Wall Street Journal that the agency is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many of which trace back to actors in Russia.

In the interview published https://on.wsj.com/3wVXApX on Friday, Wray singled out Russia as harboring many of the known users of ransomware.

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