This week has been a mix of good and bad news. Ransomware disrupted legal work and court cases through the TrialWorks infection. Las Cruces Public Schools forced the district to shut down the entire computer system to contain the infection. A 21-year old arrested in Indonesia is suspected to have sent phishing emails that spread ransomware. A lone wolf that started as a teenager is believed to have made at least 300 bitcoins from cybercriminal activities. A new variant of the MalwareHunterTeam appends the.sorryforthis extension to encrypted files.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-1st-2019-a-mix-of-good-and-bad/