An unknown ransomware variant recently encrypted the computer and phone systems at the Thomas Jefferson Monitcello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. \u00a0The Federal News Radio<\/a> reported tours are being not interrupted. \u00a0However, all electronic transactions have been ceased until the matter can be resolved. \u00a0Therefore, all electronic tourist payments are being done via paper. \u00a0The ransom demand is not being reported.<\/p>\n It is unknown if the tourist attraction will pay for the decryption key, or try to fix the systems internally.<\/p>\n To see a full list of ransomware attacks that have taken place in 2017, you can click here<\/a>. \u00a0We have also created a ransomware map, see below, of the ransomware attacks that have taken place in the U.S.Ransomware Attacks<\/h4>\n
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