FBI Warns U.S. Organizations About High Impact Ransomware

guest · Oct 2, 2019

FBI Warns U.S. Organizations About High Impact Ransomware
October 2, 2019
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-organizations-about-high-impact-ransomware/

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a public service announcement today regarding the increasing number of high-impact ransomware attacks against public and private U.S. organizations.

"Since early 2018, the incidence of broad, indiscriminant ransomware campaigns has sharply declined, but the losses from ransomware attacks have increased significantly, according to complaints received by IC3 and FBI case information," says the FBI.
Threat actors are using several methods to infect their targets with ransomware including large scale or targeted phishing campaigns and exploiting software and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities to get a foothold on their victims' systems before encrypting their systems.
Whatever you do, don't pay the ransom
FBI urges all individuals or organizations that have been infected with ransomware not to pay the ransom but, instead, to contact their local FBI field office and report the incidents to ic3.gov as soon as possible.

The FBI also advises the U.S. organizations currently targeted by a heavy barrage of ransomware attacks to follow these best practices: [...]
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FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): High-Impact Ransomware Attacks Threaten U.S. Businesses And Organizations

zapjb · Oct 2, 2019

And the individuals & organizations will do nothing or next to nothing to protect themselves. And when hit will pay the ransoms.

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