Medusa ransomware attacks increase as FBI and CISA issue advisory – Baltimore Sun

Government officials sounded the alarm over the growing threat of ransomware attacks.The FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint cybersecurity advisory about Medusa ransomware activity that has claimed hundreds of victims from critical infrastructure sectors.Medical, education, legal, insurance, technology and manufacturing companies have all been victimized, CISA said.Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service variant used…