Ransomware gang demands $7.5 million from Argentinian ISP

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gang-demands-7-5-million-from-argentinian-isp/

By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet.com
July 20, 2020

A ransomware gang has infected the internal network of Telecom Argentina, one 
of the country's largest internet service providers, and is now asking for a 
$7.5 million ransom demand to unlock encrypted files.

The incident took place over the weekend, on Saturday, July 18, and is 
considered one of Argentina's biggest hacks.

Sources inside the ISP said hackers caused extensive damage to the company's 
network after they managed to gain control over an internal Domain Admin, from 
where they spread and installed their ransomware payload to more than 18,000 
workstations.

The incident did not cause internet connectivity to go down for the ISP's 
customers, nor did it affect fixed telephony or cable TV services; however, 
many of Telecom Argentina's official websites have been down since Saturday.

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