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PYSA, the ransomware attacking schools

🗓️ 30 Mar 2021 15:56:44Reported by Jovi UmawingType 
malwarebytes
 malwarebytes🔗 blog.malwarebytes.com👁 50 Views

PYSA ransomware, a variant of Mespinoza ransomware, targets education sector in US and UK, known for exfiltrating data before encrypting files, uses Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, attacks via brute-force, phishing emails, and unauthorized RDP connections, uses AES with RSA-encrypted keys for encryption, targets private organizations, healthcare industry, government groups in multiple continents.

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30 Mar 2021 15:56Current
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pysa ransomwaremespinoza ransomwareeducation sectorransomware-as-a-service modelbrute-force attacksphishing emailsrdp connectionsaes encryptionrsa-encrypted keysprivate organizationshealthcare industrygovernment groups.
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