GetCrypt Ransomware Brute Forces Credentials, Decryptor Released May 22, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-brute-forces-credentials-decryptor-released/ Emsisoft releases a free decrypter for the GetCrypt Ransomware / Download
Baltimore Struggles to Rebuild Systems after Refusing to Pay Bitcoin Ransom https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender....ter-refusing-to-pay-bitcoin-ransom-21227.html
Augustana College Hit By Ransomware Attack May 13, 2019 https://www.wvik.org/post/augustana-college-hit-ransomware-attack After data breach, Augustana College alumni are demanding answers May 23, 2019 https://qconline.com/news/local/edu...cle_679dd2ee-95f1-5fb4-b812-f67bef00436f.html
Re Baltimore: "An unbreakable algorithm The hackers used a ransomware called RobinHood — an extremely powerful and malicious program that makes it impossible to access server data without a digital key. Replicating that key without the hackers is impossible, says Rubin (a Johns Hopkins computer science professor and cybersecurity expert), who has testified about his field before Congress. 'I don't even think that the NSA would be able to break this algorithm,' he said. 'It's believed by the cryptographic community, both the theoreticians as well as the practitioners, to be unbreakable by today's technologies.'..." https://www.npr.org/2019/05/21/7251...ttacks-on-baltimore-put-city-services-offline
Google shut out Baltimore officials using Gmail after ransomware attack The company has since fixed the problem May 23, 2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/23/18637638/google-gmail-baltimore-ransomware-attacks
Ransomware attacks double in first quarter: Beazley May 23, 2019 https://www.businessinsurance.com/a...mware-attacks-double-in-first-quarter-Beazley Beazley breach insights - May 2019 -- Ransomware attacks skyrocket, Q1 2019
The Week in Ransomware - May 24th 2019 - Smacking 'Em Down With Decryptors May 25, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...y-24th-2019-smacking-em-down-with-decryptors/
City of Laredo office recovering from ransomware virus May 24, 2019 https://www.lmtonline.com/local/art...ffice-recovering-from-ransomware-13890519.php
"Baltimore says it will not pay ransom after cyberattack The US city of Baltimore, a victim this month of a cyberattack that paralyzed part of its computer network, will not pay a ransom to undo the damage, Mayor Bernard Young said Tuesday. Hackers reportedly had demanded $100,000 in bitcoin, but Young told a news conference 'I'm not considering" paying it. 'As a matter of fact, we are going to work with other cities, encouraging them not to pay either,' he said..." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-7079621/Baltimore-says-not-pay-ransom-cyberattack.html
"Maryland Universities, Other Agencies Teaming In Effort To Put An End To Crippling Cyberattack Impacting Baltimore... Tuesday, Mayor Jack Young said that there is no timeframe for when the city’s computer system may be fully functional... 'This is a big, complicated, offensive weapon in cyber warfare that was never intended to attack smallish cities like Baltimore, but is now loose on the dark web,' cybersecurity expert Michael Greenberger said. 'Anybody can pick it up, use it and just cause havoc.' Greenberger said UMB and other Universities and agencies around Maryland have volunteered to help restore the systems. 'This massive amount of cyber brainpower that resides in this area has to be brought to bear on this to help the city,' Greenberger said. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019...to-crippling-cyberattack-impacting-baltimore/
"Baltimore: Ransomware attack will cost at least $18M BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s budget office has estimated that a ransomware attack that’s hobbled the city’s computer network will cost at least $18.2 million..." https://wtop.com/baltimore/2019/05/baltimore-ransomware-attack-will-cost-at-least-18m/
Sodinokibi Ransomware Pushed via Foreclosure Warning Spam https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...nsomware-pushed-via-foreclosure-warning-spam/
Maze Ransomware Says Computer Type Determines Ransom Amount https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-says-computer-type-determines-ransom-amount/
The Week in Ransomware - May 31st 2019 - Maze, Sodinokibi, and More May 31, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...mware-may-31st-2019-maze-sodinokibi-and-more/
Ransomware isn’t just a big city problem May 31, 2019 https://blog.malwarebytes.com/ransomware/2019/05/ransomware-isnt-just-a-big-city-problem/
Pharma-testing biz Eurofins Scientific says it fell victim to 'new version' of malware June 3, 2019 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/03/eurofins_scientific_malware_breach/
Baltimore Ransomware Attacker Was Behind Now-Suspended Twitter Account June 3, 2019 https://www.darkreading.com/threat-...now-suspended-twitter-account-/d/d-id/1334860
The RIG Exploit Kit is Now Pushing the Buran Ransomware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...loit-kit-is-now-pushing-the-buran-ransomware/
The Week in Ransomware - June 7th 2019 - GandCrab Retires June 7, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...in-ransomware-june-7th-2019-gandcrab-retires/
Auburn Food Bank Hit by Ransomware June 10, 2019 https://auburnexaminer.com/auburn-food-bank-hit-by-ransomware/ Food Bank Hit By Ransomware, Needs Your Charity to Rebuild
'Triple Threat' cyberattack cripples City Hall in Lake City Email systems & landline phones left inoperable after ransomware attack June 10, 2019 https://www.news4jax.com/news/flori...reat-cyber-attack-hits-city-hall-in-lake-city Press Release: Lake City: Cyber Attack Targets City Hall
City ransomed by hacker June 11, 2019 https://www.kveo.com/news/local-news/city-ransomed-by-hacker/2069644320
pyLocky Decryptor Released by French Authorities June 13, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pylocky-decryptor-released-by-french-authorities/ Getting the pyLocky Decryptor: https://www.cybermalveillance.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PyLocky_Decryptor_V1_V2.zip