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$5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage

reader comments 18 with 17 posters participating Share this story Iowa-based provider of agriculture services NEW Cooperative Inc. has been hit by a ransomware attack, forcing it to take its systems offline. The BlackMatter group that is behind the attack has put forth a $5.9 million ransom demand. The farming cooperative is seen stating the attack… Read More »

Haron and BlackMatter are the latest groups to crash the ransomware party

Getty Images reader comments 34 with 29 posters participating Share this story July has so far ushered in at least two new ransomware groups. Or maybe they’re old ones undergoing a rebranding. Researchers are in the process of running down several different theories. Both groups say they are aiming for big-game targets, meaning corporations or… Read More »