The US Coast Guard has issued a security warning following a ransomware attack on a federally regulated maritime facility. The intrusion at the unnamed facility, caused a 30+ hour shutdown of primary operations while a response was conducted. Coast Guard Caught Phishing The Ryuk ransomware is believed to have gained access to the facility’s IT...Read More
Ransomware extortionists get counter-offered to zero. | Source: Shutterstock When ransomware attackers targeted the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, two months ago demanding $5.3 million in Bitcoin, they must have felt very confident when turning down a counter-offer of $400,000 that the city presented. That feeling probably turned to regret soon thereafter as it has...Read More
