Security News > 2019 > November > Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns
2019-11-19 05:35
Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana. The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordinated ransomware attack yesterday, which forced the state to take several state agency servers offline, including government websites, email
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