Here's what to know about the group behind the attack Wednesday on the city of Dallas that has significantly impacted police and compromised other city...
There have been at least 11 confirmed ransomware attacks in Texas since March 2022, targeting organizations including the Mansfield Independent School District, Rice University and the city of Tomball, according to Comparitech.Royal can refer to a type of ransomware as well as a group of people who use it to pull off attacks.
Federal officials have said Royal appears to be a private group without any affiliates. Typically, once actors that use the ransomware gain access to a computer or server and encrypt files, they then send a ransom note in a text file.In the note, they often demand a payment in return for them to decrypt the files. The note may say that if no payment is made, the files will be published online., which has its U.S. headquarters in Irving.
The Dallas Central Appraisal District was the target of a Royal ransomware attack late last year that caused its operations to be stunted for 72 days. Appraisal districts are a favored target for Royal, which also targeted the Travis Central Appraisal District in Austin in December.that the attackers demanded almost $1 million from DCAD, but officials ultimately paid $170,000 in bitcoin.says phishing is the most common way people using Royal gain access to networks.
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