The House on Wednesday is expected to pass long-awaited legislation designed to thwart cyberattacks by encouraging private companies to share information about the attackers' methods with the government.
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a chilling moment: A message appears on a computer screen, saying the files are encrypted and the only way to access them is by paying a ransom.
Law enforcement agencies around New Jersey say they have been hearing from an increasing number of residents who claim they have been locked out of their computers by the FBI. However, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office as well as the Ocean County Office of Consumer Affairs say the FBI has nothing to do with it.