Murder, she wrote: Ex-FBI chief wants some ransomware crims charged with homicide

Former FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser and other witnesses urged Congress and federal agencies to treat ransomware actors who target hospitals as posing extreme public-harm, recommending consideration of felony homicide and terrorism designations after attacks that have been linked to patient deaths. Testimony also warned that budget cuts and staffing losses at CISA have degraded critical programs—such as a pre-ransomware notification effort that reportedly prevented about $9 billion in losses—while advocates called for restored funding and renewed information-sharing authorities.