Enlarge / Pensacola was hit by Maze ransomware, which has apparently stolen data before encrypting it in other cases. (credit: Paul Harris / Getty Images) An email sent by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to all Florida county commissioners indicated that the ransomware that struck the city of Pensacola on December 7 was the same malware used in an attack against the private security firm Allied Universal, according to a report by the Pensacola News Journal.
Maze Ransomware Was Behind Pensacola “cyber Event,” Florida Officials Say
Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 10:26am
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