Legal/Law/Criminal Justice and Reform
ATF Hit By Ransomware Attack, DOJ Says
Hacking | Circa February 2016 | By Byseyhanla [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Wednesday the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been hit with a ransomware attack.
A spokesperson for the DOJ confirmed the attack when reached by the Daily Caller News Foundation for comment about a social media post from Gun Owners of America about the situation.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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