"This malvertising campaign infected PCs with ransomware without users even clicking a link"

A malvertising campaign is suspected to be the cause of the ransomware attack that targeted UK universities and was able to be launched via a click to a site with the malware. Cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint has identified this ransomware as Mole ransomware, which first emerged in April. Mole ransomware derived from file-encrypting software and is a member of the CryptoMix ransomware family. This article further discusses the process of this ransomware attack, targets of this attack, and other findings. 

ZDNet reports "This malvertising campaign infected PCs with ransomware without users even clicking a link"