This weekend, previously-known PC ransomware found its way onto computers at the Municipal Transportation Agency, hitting the city’s light rail system, the Muni. The hackers reportedly demanded 100 Bitcoin, worth roughly $70,000, though it’s unlikely they’ll ever get paid as systems are back online. Bleeping Computer and security firm Trend Micro both noted a surge in activity from that ransomware variant from August onwards. “HDDCryptor, like ransomware as a service (RaaS), embodies how little effort can go a long way. In September, one of the malware operators, using the email address gem337@sigaint.org, had acquired four payments of between $600 and $700.

Source: Forbes November 28, 2016 13:31 UTC