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National Security
Congress Questions FBI’s Tight-Lipped Ransomware Tactics
High and Dry
After the FBI withheld a decryption key from ransomware victims in order to go after a Russian gang, lawmakers are wondering whether those tactics are worth it.
Shannon Vavra
National Security Reporter
Published
Sep. 25 2021
12:00AM EDT
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Shannon Vavra
National Security Reporter
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