Oct 26, 2020
New Delhi: Hackers broke into the servers of news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) over the weekend, crippling its service for hours on Saturday night before it were resumed.
According to a company spokesperson, “The computer servers suffered a massive ransomware attack, disrupting operations and the delivery of news to hundreds of subscribers across India for several hours before they were restored after an all-night effort by engineers”.
According to sources, no ransom was paid and the engineers worked through the night to restore the services by Sunday morning.
The ransomware was identified as LockBit that encrypted data and applications, crippling the news delivery to subscribers.IANS
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