A local business reported to us last week that they had been hit with a Ransomware malware attack. How did it happen?
The malware was spread on the network by an employee opening what appeared to be a valid attachment on a banking e-mail. Once launched, the virus searched out network shares and encrypted all of the data it found on the shares. After completing the encryption, the Ransomware popped up a window requesting a payment equal to $300 times the number of computers it found on the network. Simply enter a credit card for the right amount, and the Ransomware attacker would provide the encryption key.
Next week’s blog will detail what happened next - the fix.
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The malware was spread on the network by an employee opening what appeared to be a valid attachment on a banking e-mail. Once launched, the virus searched out network shares and encrypted all of the data it found on the shares. After completing the encryption, the Ransomware popped up a window requesting a payment equal to $300 times the number of computers it found on the network. Simply enter a credit card for the right amount, and the Ransomware attacker would provide the encryption key.
Next week’s blog will detail what happened next - the fix.
read more about Ransom-ware: the latest twist on malware
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