University pays $21k to recover data after ransomware attack
The University of Calgary, Canada has paid around $20,000 CDN (AUD $21,000) to salvage data held captive by crypto-ransomware attackers.
The University of Calgary, Canada has paid around $20,000 CDN (AUD $21,000) to salvage data held captive by crypto-ransomware attackers.
Rapid escalation in the sophistication of CryptoLocker and other ransomware – particularly in Australia – will rapidly clear out a field of contenders as security tools vendors push hard to find new ways of protecting against the malicious software, a security executive of one endpoint security vendor has predicted.
David Braue | 14 May | Read more
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