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City of St. Paul confirms cyberattack was ransomware

Over the next few days, about 3,500 city employees will be required to do an in-person password reset and device security ...

Thousands to report in for password change after St. Paul ransomware attack

As the process begins to “wake up” the city’s computers, the mayor’s office has confirmed that hackers demanded a ransom from ...

Digital assault that shut down St. Paul services was a ransomware attack, city officials say

St. Paul officials say the cyberattack that has wrought havoc on its online services for weeks was a ransomware attack, a ...

US government says BlackSuit and Royal ransomware gangs hit hundreds of major firms before shutdown

BlackSuit, a ransomware group and a successor to the Royal gang, managed to compromise 450 organizations in the United States ...

Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations ...

78% of Companies Targeted With Ransomware; Manufacturing Hit Hardest

Along with IT and Telecoms, Manufacturing was one of the hardest hit industries, with companies paying large sums to ...