This week, we saw some interesting news about ransomware features being added and continued attackers against high profile victims. The biggest news is REvil’s continued threats against Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw) after demanding a $21 million ransom. They have now increased the ransom to $42 million and have begun releasing emails that they state are damaging to President Trump. REvil also added new code that will automatically terminates processes keeping a file open that they are trying to encrypt.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-15th-2020-revil-targets-trump/