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The Week in Ransomware – August 21st 2020 – Ransomware Ahoy!

This week BleepingComputer broke the story that Konica Minolta was hit with ransomware at the end of July that impacted some of their USA services. Carnival Corporation disclosed in a 6-K SEC filing that one of their cruise brands got hit with a ransomware attack. The University of Utah disclosed that they decided to pay a $450,000 ransom to prevent stolen data from being leaked by the ransomware operators. A new ransomware operation named DarkSide began attacking organizations earlier this month with customized attacks that have already earned them million-dollar payouts.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-21st-2020-ransomware-ahoy/

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