Pay a Ransom for Ransomware? Pay a Penalty Too. - ThreatWire

Wanna pay that ransom? You might end up paying a penalty too. Medical services are being targeted by criminals, and phishing is getting smarter! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofac_ransomware_advisory_10012020_1.pdf

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/paying-ransomware-demands-could-land-you-in-hot-water-with-the-feds/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/10/ransomware-victims-that-pay-up-could-incur-steep-fines-from-uncle-sam/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-is-the-biggest-problem-on-the-web-this-big-change-could-be-the-answer/

https://www.cyberscoop.com/ransomware-payments-treasury-ofac-notice/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-treasury-says-some-ransomware-payments-may-need-its-express-approval/

https://www.cnet.com/news/universal-health-services-slammed-by-massive-cyberattack/

https://www.uhsinc.com/statement-from-universal-health-services/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/uhs-hospital-network-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

https://www.cyberscoop.com/uhs-cybersecurity-health-care-incident/

https://www.cyberscoop.com/ohio-medical-hack-ransomware/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/911-services-down-in-multiple-us-states/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-worm-phishing-campaign-is-a-game-changer-in-password-theft-account-takeovers/

https://medium.com/swlh/phishing-with-worms-the-greatest-password-theft-ive-ever-seen-26d6ad4658f9

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