The Wall Street Journal broke the news this week that Travelex paid a $2.3 million ransom to REvil to get their company back up and running. We continue to see new variants released from the common ransomware families such as STOP, Dharma, and others. The INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation) warns that cybercriminals are increasingly attempting to lockout hospitals out of critical systems by attempting to deploy ransomware on their networks despite the currently ongoing outbreak. Microsoft has started to send targeted notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable public-facing VPN devices and gateways located on their network.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-3rd-2020-no-sign-of-letting-up/