More than 3.000 email servers remain at risk in the United Kingdom, due to the Microsoft Exchange flaw
Britain's National Security Center estimates that 7.000 servers were affected by the Microsoft Exchange bug in the UK, and only half had already been secured. They reported that malware was detected in 2.300 machineshit, but it helped businesses remove it. The announcement reveals for the first time the extent of the problem in the UK Companies, after the appearance of the global attacklast weekteam.
Ransomware teams have begun using the flaw to install their malware, the NCSC has warned, although so far there have been no signs of widespread ransomware attacks on UK companies.
Once installed, ransomware locks a user's data with strong encryption, rendering the computer system useless. The team then demands payment to unlock them and if their requirements are not met, they will steal or delete the data.
