ransomware attack.Global News has obtained the ransom letter sent to TransLink amid “suspicious network activity” this week that has caused several major problems across the transit system.Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks up a computer network or steals data.
Attackers demand a ransom in exchange for unlocking the system or returning the data.“Your network has been ATTACKED, your computers and servers were LOCKED, your private data was DOWNLOADED,” reads the letter.“If you do not contact us in the next three DAYS we will begin DATA publication.”The letter viewed by Global News does not specify a ransom amount, but goes on to claim that recovering the data and systems without paying the ransom will cost “hundreds of.