Inside the Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Exchange ...
News of ransomware activity first emerged on March 12, only 10 days after Microsoft released the patches, and it arrived as researchers noticed an uptick in ransomware attacks following the disclosure of the Exchange Server zero-days. In the week ending March 30, the number of attacks involving the Exchange Server flaws had tripled to more than 50,000 around the world. Check Point Research reports the industries most targeted in these attacks include government and military, manufacturing, and banking and finance. The most affected country is the United States, which makes up 49% of all exp...