Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith asked the Senate Armed Services Committee to picture the danger from a cyberattack on the water supply or other national infrastructures.
The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers' demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.
.S. officials have charged Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean computer programmer, in connection with several recent cyberattacks, including the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack and the WannaCry ransomware virus, according to the The Associated Press.