PARI One Of Many Targeted For A Cyber Attack – Transylvania County, NC
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The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) sent a notice to its donors last week stating its third-party fundraising and donor engagement software company, Blackbaud, Inc., had been the target of a Ransomware attack, according to a spokesperson at PARI.
Ransomware is a type of malware from crypto-virology that threatens to publish the victim’s data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid.
PARI was one of many, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., that was impacted by the incident, according to reports.
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