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BankInfosecurity.com reported about a FBI flash alert, "As of January, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware...
BankInfosecurity.com reported about a FBI flash alert, "As
of January, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10
critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker
ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing,
energy, financial services, government, and information technology
sectors..." The March 8 2022 report entitled "Ransomware Groups Target Global Critical
Infrastructure" included these comments:
The FBI also shared a list of folders that are not encrypted
by the malware:
Windows
Windows.old
Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox
Tor browser
Internet Explorer
$Recycle.Bin
Program Data
Google
Opera
Opera Software
The RagnarLocker ransomware also does not encrypt files with
extensions certain extensions - .db, .sys, .dll, .lnk, .msi, .drv,
and .exe - the FBI says in its alert.
We all need to be mindful of these risks!
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