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New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware

Security Affairs

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ReadMe file name: README.BlackSuit.txt. New #ransomware #BlackSuit targets Windows, #Linux.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others. Similarly, the education sector has also become a soft target for ransomware. Evolution of ransomware Early ransomware involved basic cryptography, which only changed the file names, making it simpler to overcome. Box in Panama.