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November 23, 2021

Israel and the U.S. Break New Ground in Cybersecurity Collaboration

Ransomware is a criminal, as well as a national-security, threat.

On November 14, Israeli and American officials announced a new joint initiative to combat ransomware—a kind of computer virus that renders the victim’s data inaccessible until a ransom is paid. Such attacks have become more common in recent years, and although most of the perpetrators are likely technologically savvy criminals, there is serious reason to believe that some have been working for hostile governments. Annie Fixler and Enia Krivine explain the project:

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