{"id":57200,"date":"2024-09-25T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36391\/RansomHub-Genius-Tries-To-Put-The-Squeeze-On-Delaware-Libraries.html"},"modified":"2024-09-25T18:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:30:25","slug":"ransomhub-genius-tries-to-put-the-squeeze-on-delaware-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomhub-genius-tries-to-put-the-squeeze-on-delaware-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"RansomHub Genius Tries To Put The Squeeze On Delaware Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite being top of the ransomware tree at the moment, RansomHub \u2013 specifically, one of its affiliates \u2013 clearly isn’t that bright as they are reportedly trying to extort Delaware Libraries for around $1 million.<\/p>\n

Public libraries are a core facility of any town or city and the pillars of society, supporting the community through various means, yet they’re notoriously underfunded, raising the question of why they’d be targeted.<\/p>\n

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Regardless, targeted they were \u2013 all across the state of Delaware. Delaware Libraries oversees 35 sites across the state, many of which are battling IT issues caused by a ransomware attack that has forced computer labs to shut.<\/p>\n

The Georgetown Public Library replied to a social media post on Tuesday asking visitors to call before arriving, adding that the site had no printing, internet, or computer services available.<\/p>\n

Several others across the state have warned that their phone services may also be “intermittently disrupted,” while others such as the Rehoboth Beach Public Library said its phones are completely down, as are its scanning and faxing services.<\/p>\n