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The Week in Ransomware – July 31st 2020 – Cooked Crab

With No More Ransom turning 4, Garmin suddenly recovering from their ransomware attack, and a GandCrab affiliate being arrested in Belarus, it has been quite a week when it comes to ransomware news. The biggest story of the week is Garmin enabling services again and the rumors that it paid a $5 million ransom for the decryptor. Kaspersky researchers have found a new feature-rich malware that can encrypt files on any system running PHP, making it a high risk for Windows, Linux web servers. The FBI has issued a security alert about NetWalker ransomware operators targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-july-31st-2020-cooked-crab/

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