and organizations between half a billion and $2.3 billion in 2020. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payment to release it back to the victim. cryptocurrency payments are sop of the techniques just described to you. so a 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. reporter: ransomware attacks have affected everything, from the gas line operated by colonial that led to gas shortages along the east coast, to individual health care networks, whose computer systems have been shut down sporadically across the country and the world. before long, we are worried some people will get hurt, especially when we consider all these incidents affecting health care. ireland s health care system went down. reporter: the department of justice signaling this week it plans to coordinate its ransomware investigations in the same way it treats terrorism cases. mandating federal prosecutors around the country to reported
wray comparing the effort needed to combat this rapid succession of ransomware attacks to how the fbi reports the response to terrorism after 9/11. there are a lot of parallels, a lot of importance, and a lot of focus by us on disruption and prevention wray said. director wray told the wall street journal the fbi is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many that trace back to hackers in russia. one study shows the u.s. was hit by more than 15,000 ransomware attacks last year alone costing businesses and organizations between at least half a billion and $2.3 billion in 2020. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payment to release it back to the victim. the study of cryptocurrency payments, some of the techniques just described to you, show a 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. reporter: ransomware attacks have impacted everything from the gas pipeline operated by
ranso ranso ransomware. the u.s. was hit by more than 1,000 ransomware attacks in the u.s. alone. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payments to release the files. so a 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. reporter: ransomware attack impacted everything from the gas pipeline operated by colonial led to gas shortages along the east coast and individual healthcare networks whose computer systems have been shut down sporadically and across the world. all these incidents are affecting healthcare, ireland s healthcare system went down. reporter: the department of
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Apple’s recent hifi audio streaming launch for Apple Music was received with enthusiasm, but also all sorts of confusion when it comes to lossless audio.Today, Apple tried to clear up user questions about lossless audio and also announced that the HomePod and HomePod mini would support the feature.
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In a support page dedicated to lossless audio published on Saturday,Apple said that it would be providing support for lossless audio for the HomePod and HomePod mini in a future software update.This is a reversal of what Apple said earlier this week, when it told variousoutlets that the HomePod and HomePod mini would not support lossless audio.The company did not specify when the update would be rolled out to the devices.
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