Compromised Email Accounts
Reporting Period: August 27, 2018
Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems.
SamSam is an example of a manually controlled ransomware, which has been recently identified by researchers.[1] SamSam ransomware is unique in its nature due to targeted victims and large ransom demands. The ransomware is active since December 2015 and large organizations including the City of Atlanta, Colorado Department of Transportation, several hospitals and educational institutions, have been successfully attacked.