CERT-In issues cyber alert against 'Royal' ransomware that attacks health, education sectors

The Indian cyber security agency has issued a warning against "Royal ransomware" virus that attacks critical sectors such as communications, health care, education and even individuals and seeks pay-off in Bitcoins for not leaking personal data in the public domain. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP and other forms of social engineering. This ransomware, cyber experts told PTI, was first detected in January 2022 and it got active sometime around September last year even as the U.S. authorities issued advisories against its spread. The advisory said the "threat actors have followed many tactics to mislead victims into installing the remote access software as a part of call back phishing, where they pretend to be various service providers."