---
title: "Ryuk Ransomware Gets Intelligent, Spreads on its Own!"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/ryuk-ransomware-gets-intelligent-spreads-on-its-own/"
date: "2021-03-02T09:15:30+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyberattacks"
  - "Cybercriminals"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Data Security"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Malicious Attack"
  - "Malware Attack"
  - "Ransomware"
  - "Ransomware Attack"
source: "cisomag.eccouncil.org"
source_url: "https://cisomag.eccouncil.org/ryuk-ransomware-new-variant/"
---

# Ryuk Ransomware Gets Intelligent, Spreads on its Own!

March 2, 2021 · Reported by cisomag.eccouncil.org

> Ryuk ransomware has spelled doom on organizations since its discovery in August 2018. At the end of 2020, Ryuk operators carried out a series of Ryuk ransomware attacks against multiple hospitals in the U.S.

[Read the full article at cisomag.eccouncil.org](https://cisomag.eccouncil.org/ryuk-ransomware-new-variant/)

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