Ransomware Attack on Albemarle County Exposes Residents’ Personal Information

Ransomware Attack on Albemarle County Exposes Residents’ Personal Information Albemarle County, Virginia, discovered irregularities in its IT infrastructure under a sophisticated ransomware attack. The breach was quickly recognized by cybersecurity experts as a ransomware deployment, a type of malware that encrypts data and demands payment to decrypt it. This type of malware is frequently used in conjunction with data exfiltration for extortion. Despite robust defenses including endpoint detecti...