Ransomware threat makes the headlines again, this time an attack hit the computers of Jackson County, Georgia, paralyzing the government activity. Officials decided to pay the ransom to avoid a long-term interruption of the services. The FBI immediately launched an investigation, the feds believe the attack was carried out by a threat actor from eastern Europe. The same malware was recently used in an attack that affected the newspaper distribution for large major newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.”]
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