Brazil s Rio Grande do Sul court system hit by REvil ransomware
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07:18 PM
Brazil s Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul was hit with an REvil ransomware attack yesterday that encrypted employee s files and forced the courts to shut down their network.
Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS) is the court system for the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The attack started yesterday morning when employees suddenly found that all of their documents and images were no longer accessible and ransom notes had appeared on their Windows desktops.