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Tyler Technologies finally paid the ransom to receive the decryption key

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Pierluigi Paganini reports:

Tyler Technologies has finally decided to paid a ransom to obtain a decryption key and recover files encrypted in a recent ransomware attack.

Tyler Technologies, Inc. is the largest provider of software to the United States public sector. At the end of September, the company disclosed a ransomware attack and its customers reported finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools on their networks.

The ransomware attack took place on September 23, the threat actors breached the network of the company and deployed the malware.

Read more on Security Affairs.  The payment was first reported by BleepingComputer on October 10.

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