The Week in Ransomware - May 1st 2020 - Banishing the Shade May 1, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-ransomware-may-1st-2020-banishing-the-shade/
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council says '90%' of IT systems running again after cyber attack May 2, 2020 https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/...-it-systems-running-again-after-cyber-attack/
Sodinokibi, Ryuk ransomware drive up average ransom to $111,000 May 2, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ansomware-drive-up-average-ransom-to-111-000/ Coveware: Ransomware Payments Increase In Evolving Distribution of Enterprise Ransomware Variants
Taiwan's CPC suffers malware attack, experiences system outage April 4, 2020 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3927869
New VCrypt Ransomware locks files in password-protected 7ZIPs May 4, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ware-locks-files-in-password-protected-7zips/
No reprieve for health care orgs as ransomware hits hospital operator, plastic surgeons May 6, 2020 https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...ware-hits-hospital-operator-plastic-surgeons/
GoGoogle Decryption Tool May 7, 2020 https://labs.bitdefender.com/2020/05/gogoogle-decryption-tool/ Download: https://labs.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/gogoogle-decryptor/
Cognizant expects to lose between $50m and $70m following ransomware attack May 8, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/cogni...ween-50m-and-70m-following-ransomware-attack/
What one cybersecurity company has learned from responding to Maze ransomware May 8, 2020 https://www.cyberscoop.com/maze-ransomware-mandiant-lessons-learned/ FireEye: Navigating the MAZE: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Associated With MAZE Ransomware Incidents
Threat Brief: Maze Ransomware Group May 8, 2020 https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/threat-brief-maze-ransomware-group/
The Week in Ransomware - May 8th 2020 - Attacks Continue May 8, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-8th-2020-attacks-continue/
Sodinokibi ransomware can now encrypt open and locked files https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...omware-can-now-encrypt-open-and-locked-files/
Texas Says Court System Was Subject to Ransomware Attack May 11, 2020 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/texas-says-court-system-was-subject-to-ransomware-attack-1.1434566 Hackers Target Texas Courts in Ransomware Attack
Package delivery giant Pitney Bowes confirms second ransomware attack in 7 months Pitney Bowes network infected with Maze ransomware, after the company hot hit by the Ryuk gang in October last year May 11, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/packa...onfirms-second-ransomware-attack-in-7-months/
Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold Nixdorf May 11, 2020 https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/05/ransomware-hit-atm-giant-diebold-nixdorf/
The state of ransomware 2020 5,000 IT managers from 26 countries share their experiences May 12, 2020 https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/05/12/the-state-of-ransomware-2020/ Sophos: "The State of Ransomware 2020" (PDF): https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/Gated-Assets/white-papers/sophos-the-state-of-ransomware-2020-wp.pdf
ProLock Ransomware teams up with QakBot trojan for network access https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ams-up-with-qakbot-trojan-for-network-access/
N.J. town’s computers target of ransomware attack, mayor says. Town’s website knocked offline May 14, 2020 https://www.nj.com/somerset/2020/05...mayor-says-towns-website-knocked-offline.html
BlueScope Steel hit by cyber attack causing worldwide system shutdown of operations https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05...r-attack-shut-down-kembla-ransomware/12251316
MyBudget blames ransomware hack for system outage affecting thousands of customers https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05...e-for-system-outage-amid-coronavirus/12252316
Transportation agency hacked in 2nd Texas government attack May 17, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/a...gency-hacked-2nd-Texas-government-attack.html
FBI warns of ProLock ransomware decryptor not working properly May 18, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ck-ransomware-decryptor-not-working-properly/
Anglo-Eastern suffers ransomware attack May 18, 2020 https://splash247.com/anglo-eastern-suffers-ransomware-attack/