Security News > 2019 > August > The Texas Ransomware Attacks: A Gamechanger for Cybercriminals

2019-08-21 19:20
Security researchers worry that this weekend's coordinated attacks on more than 20 Texas governments mark a change in how ransomware attacks will be launched in the future.
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