Security News > 2016 > June > University of Calgary Pays $20K Following Ransomware Attack (Threatpost)

2016-06-08 21:06
Officials at the University of Calgary admitted they paid $20,000 CDN this week to rid its system of ransomware.
News URL
http://threatpost.com/university-of-calgary-pays-20k-following-ransomware-attack/118562/
Related news
- US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks (source)
- RA World Ransomware Attack in South Asia Links to Chinese Espionage Toolset (source)
- Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack (source)
- Lee Enterprises newspaper disruptions caused by ransomware attack (source)
- Southern Water says Black Basta ransomware attack cost £4.5M in expenses (source)
- Qilin ransomware claims attack at Lee Enterprises, leaks stolen data (source)
- Ransomware gangs exploit Paragon Partition Manager bug in BYOVD attacks (source)
- Hackers Exploit Paragon Partition Manager Driver Vulnerability in Ransomware Attacks (source)
- Hunters International ransomware claims attack on Tata Technologies (source)
- Toronto Zoo shares update on last year's ransomware attack (source)