Extorting underfunded public services for $1M isn't a good look
Despite being top of the ransomware tree at the moment, RansomHub – specifically, one of its affiliates – clearly isn't that bright as they are reportedly trying to extort Delaware Libraries for around $1 million.
Several others across the state have warned that their phone services may also be"intermittently disrupted," while others such as the Rehoboth Beach Public Library said its phones are completely down, as are its scanning and faxing services."There has been a ransomware attack on one of the virtual servers," a spokesperson at Rehoboth Beach Public Library told us."Internet connections have been affected at the public libraries in the state.
A screenshot of a single folder shows it contains more than 80,000 files totaling 56 GB, created on September 20, the day before the organization confirmed the IT issues.
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