---
title: "US and Canadian Governments issue Ransomware Warnings"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/us-and-canadian-governments-issue-ransomware-warnings/"
date: "2016-04-04T05:45:23+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Ransomware"
  - "Software Security"
source: "infosecurity-magazine.com"
source_url: "http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-canadian-governments-ransomware/"
---

# US and Canadian Governments issue Ransomware Warnings

April 4, 2016 · Reported by infosecurity-magazine.com

> The US and Canadian Governments have issued a joint alert about ransomware infections in the wake of more hospital infections.
>
> After the FBI issued a statement where it recommended victims do not pay the ransom and backup files, the US Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Center joint statement highlighted “its main characteristics, its prevalence, variants that may be proliferating, and how users can prevent and mitigate against ransomware.”

[Read the full article at infosecurity-magazine.com](http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-canadian-governments-ransomware/)

**Tags:** [Ransomware](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ransomware/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)