Avast Blog – 8.7.19 (8.6.19)
“All we know is MONEY! Hurry up! Tik Tak, Tik Tak, Tik Tak!”
This is an excerpt from a chilling ransom note Baltimore IT officials received from hackers who managed to lock up most of the city’s servers in May. The attackers demanded $76,000, paid in Bitcoin, for a decryption key. Baltimore refused to pay – choosing, instead, to absorb an estimated $18 million in recovery costs.
Read more: How Did Ransomware Become A Lasting Threat?