Security News > 2020 > April > Public Sector Ransomware Attacks Rage On: Can Your Organization Repel Them?
2020-04-23 15:27
Ransomware attacks to municipal, local, and state government agencies are on the rise.
In 2016, there were a reported 46 ransomware attacks perpetrated against public sector agencies.
Unlike state-sponsored attacks, the recent spate of attacks in the public sector don't seem to be bent on stealing intellectual property.
In a worrisome trend, attackers are demanding higher payments to release the hostage data, and often, they time their attacks to hit at the most sensitive moments.
A spate of ransomware attacks on schools last year in Louisiana was timed perfectly to occur in mid-August, just before the beginning of the school year.
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