UK literary agency The Agency was attacked by ransomware group Rhysida, first reported by security vendor FalconFeeds.io on February 14. The Bookseller reports on an email from books department head Jessica Hare, the attack caused a “significant IT outage.” The group said they would publish stolen data if they aren’t paid. “We are contacting you because your personal data may have been copied and, if the criminals carry through their threat, may be leaked. Whilst our IT specialists and an additional cyber security company are working hard to identify which items of data have been copied, the attack methodology of Rhysida […]
