Ransomware attacks hit multiple Texas government entities on Friday morning. Officials say the attacks didn’t compromise state government networks. The Texas Department of Information Resources is leading the state’s incident response efforts. The agency says it’s coordinating state agency support via the Texas State Operations Center. The attack campaign follows the state of Louisiana last month declaring a state of emergency after a rash of malware infections – at least some of which involved ransomware – slammed state schools. The average ransom paid by victims more than doubled from the first part of 2019 to $36,295 in Q2 2019.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/texas-pummeled-by-coordinated-ransomware-attack-a-12926