Ransomware
Ransomware is malicious software that locks a victim's data until a payment is made.
15 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Ransomware-pic)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.
Stories involving Ransomware0 named stories in 2021
No named arcs in 2021 yet.
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2021
Oct 4, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021
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Week of Dec 13, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021: 6 left, 10 center, 5 right, 11% of the sources that published that week · 30 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2021 - Oct 10, 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3% |
| Oct 11, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 18, 2021 - Oct 24, 2021 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Oct 25, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5% |
| Nov 1, 2021 - Nov 7, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 8, 2021 - Nov 14, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 15, 2021 - Nov 21, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 22, 2021 - Nov 28, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 29, 2021 - Dec 5, 2021 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6% |
| Dec 6, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 13, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 11% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
27 left · 49 center · 17 right: 93 sources on the spectrum, across 15 linked stories.
Everything else5 updates in 2021 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Ransomware that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 13– 14Officials: Virginia state agency hit with ransomware attack30 articles · 21 sources6 left, 10 center, 5 right
- Dec 2Data hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA patients14 articles · 14 sources6 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Oct 27Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association11 articles · 10 sources2 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Oct 18Sinclair hit by ransomware attack, TV stations disrupted99 articles · 32 sources9 left, 18 center, 4 right
- Oct 4Two 'prolific' ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine, Europol announces6 articles · 6 sources0 left, 6 center, 0 right