Belarusian Hacktivists Claim Ransomware Attack on Nation's Railways

Belarusian hacktivist group Cyber Partisans claimed in a Jan. 24 tweet that it had carried out a ransomware attack against Belarusian Railway because of the railway's use in moving Russian troops and military hardware into the country for Feb. 10-20 joint exercises. The incident highlight hacktivists' growing use of ransomware and encryption, a trend that will likely emerge in Western countries....