Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

From cyberdefensemagazine.com

FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK.

The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom.

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. Operators behind the attacks were spreading a new version of the Mespinoza ransomware (aka Pysa ransomware).

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