21-03-2019 20:22 via infosecurity-magazine.com

UK Police Federation Hit by Ransomware

UK Police Federation Hit by RansomwareThe UK’s Police Federation of England and Whales (PFEW) was the victim of a malware attack, according to two different tweets posted by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) UK and the PFEW.According to the Police Federation, the attack on the PFEW, which represents 119,000 police officers across the 43 forces in England and Wales, was first noticed on March 9. Upon learning of the ransomware attack through a system alert, PFEW responded quickly an
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