Security News > 2017 > August > Scottish Hospitals Hit by Bitpaymer Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 16:33
New Variant of Crypto-Locking Ransomware Evaded DefensesHospitals in Lanarkshire, Scotland, are continuing to recover following an outbreak involving a new variant of Bitpaymer ransomware. Security experts say the malware often gets spread via brute-force attacks against endpoints running remote desktop protocol software.
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