Ryuk Ransomware In North Carolina

4205403241?profile=RESIZE_710xThe City of Durham, North Carolina has shut down its network after suffering a cyberattack by the Ryuk Ransomware on 07 March 2020.  Local media reports that the city fell victim to a phishing attack that ultimately led to the deployment of the Ryuk Ransomware on their systems.  Ryuk was developed by a Russian hacker group and finds its way into a network once someone opens a malicious email attachment. Once deployed, Ryuk can spread across network servers through file shares to individual computers.

To prevent the attack from spreading throughout their network, the City of Durham has temporarily disable...

Link to the full report: IR-20-083-001_Ryuk_Ransomware_Durham_Attacks.pdf

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