Ransomware infections have crippled local governments in several states recently, a trend that shows no signs of abating.
More than 20 Texas agencies have been compromised in a widespread ransomware attack.
The United States Conference of Mayors unanimously agreed to not pay any more ransoms following ransomware attacks against municipal networks.
The new MegaCortex ransomware is using stolen domain controller credentials to gain a foothold in corporate networks before spreading.
The Sodinokibi ransomware is being installed on vulnerable Oracle WebLogic servers that haven't been patched against CVE-2019-2725.