Sodinokibi Ransomware Threatens to Publish Data of Automotive Group January 23, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...hreatens-to-publish-data-of-automotive-group/
Maze Ransomware Not Getting Paid, Leaks Data Left and Right January 23, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...e-not-getting-paid-leaks-data-left-and-right/
Tampa Bay Times hit by ransomware attack January 23, 2020 https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/01/23/tampa-bay-times-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
Airport enlists cyber security experts in ransomware attack's wake January 23, 2020 https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Airport-enlists-cyber-security-experts-in-14999558.php
Recently Dutch newspaper Volkskrant had an article in which is said that indeed a ransom is paid and that the backups were also encrypted by the ransomware. https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-ac...betaalde-hackers-kwart-miljoen-euro~b0a1707b/ So far nothing has been confirmed by the university. Let's wait till 5 February : https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/cyberaanval-een-overzicht
"Proofpoint: Ransomware payments made in half of U.S. attacks Proofpoint's sixth annual "State of the Phish" report, released Thursday, surveyed 600 working infosec professionals across seven countries: the U.S., Australia, France, Japan, the U.K., Spain and Germany. The report showed that 33% of global organizations infected with ransomware in 2019 opted to pay the ransom. In the U.S. alone, 51% of organizations that experienced a ransomware attack decided to pay the ransom, which was the highest percentage among the seven countries surveyed..." https://searchsecurity.techtarget.c...ansomware-payments-made-in-half-of-US-attacks
The Week in Ransomware - January 24th 2020 - Duck for Cover! January 24, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-ransomware-january-24th-2020-duck-for-cover/
ThreatList: Ransomware Costs Double in Q4, Sodinokibi Dominates https://threatpost.com/threatlist-ransomware-costs-double-in-q4-sodinokibi-dominates/
Cyberattacks hit Tillamook County, St. Helens, slowing government January 23, 2020 https://www.registerguard.com/news/...tillamook-county-st-helens-slowing-government
Cyberattack Hobbles Oregon County Network, Services [...] not officially been dubbed ransomware [...] incident has all the trappings of that style of attack. January 24, 2020 https://www.govtech.com/security/Cyberattack-Hobbles-Oregon-County-Network-Services.html
Willebroek commune hit by cyber-attack January 26, 2020 https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-n...attack-computer-safety-ransom-bitcoin-police/
Ransomware attack on construction company raises questions about federal contracts RCMP has reported an uptick in ransomware attacks January 26, 2020 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ransomware-bird-construction-military-1.5434308
Georgia’s state agencies nearly recovered from last year’s cyberattack January 27, 2020 https://georgiarecorder.com/2020/01...nearly-recovered-from-last-years-cyberattack/
N.Y. Could Ban Cities from Paying Ransomware Attackers https://threatpost.com/new-york-ban-cities-paying-ransomware/
Ragnarok Ransomware Targets Citrix ADC, Disables Windows Defender January 28, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...targets-citrix-adc-disables-windows-defender/
The average ransom demand for a REvil ransomware infection is a whopping $260,000 January 28, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-a...il-ransomware-infection-is-a-whopping-260000/ KPN: Tracking REvil
RiskSense working on AI to predict if vulnerabilities will turn into ransomware January 28, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/risks...if-vulnerabilities-will-turn-into-ransomware/ RiskSense: RiskSense Tells Organizations If and Where they are Vulnerable to Attacks from Specific Ransomware Strains
Moose Jaw grocery store hacked January 28, 2020 https://globalnews.ca/news/6475745/moose-jaw-grocery-store-hacked/
[paywall] District 155 system access 'limited' after ransomware attack, no data breach, officials say January 29, 2020 https://www.nwherald.com/2020/01/28...-attack-no-data-breach-officials-say/aqim4pp/
Hackers tried to extort $1 million from St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office using DopplePaymer virus January 29, 2020 https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st...unty-sheriffs-office-using-dopplepaymer-virus
County computers still down 1 week after ransomware attack January 29, 2020 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...rs-still-down-1-week-after-ransomware-attack/
DOD contractor suffers ransomware infection Virginia-based EWA has had systems infected with the Ryuk ransomware January 29, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/dod-contractor-suffers-ransomware-infection/
Contra Costa library system may be fully recovered from ransomware attack by end of week January 29, 2020 https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/0...ll-recovery-this-week-from-ransomware-attack/ Contra Costa library system back to normal after ransomware attack January 31, 2020 https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01...ystem-back-to-normal-after-ransomware-attack/
Canadian insurance company lost nearly US$1M in ransomware attack January 30, 2020 https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/can...t-nearly-us-1m-in-ransomware-attack-1.4790490
Mountain View High School teachers and administrators forced offline after cyber attacker breaches district Teachers and administrators forced offline after cyber attacker breaches district January 29, 2020 https://www.mvhsoracle.com/2020/01/...fline-after-cyber-attacker-breaches-district/