Nebraska Eye Clinic Releases Statement Regarding Ransomware Infection Eye Physicians, P.C., located in Columbus, Nebraska was the victim of a ransomware attack in October. The ransomware variant infiltrated the facilities systems, encrypting files on some of its servers. Eye Physicians, P.C. was able to restore all encrypted files with their backup files. The organization made …
Grant Funding Awarded to University of Michigan to Enhance Cyber Security A team of computer scientists and engineers at the University of Michigan were recently tasked with creating an unhackable computer. The funding for the project was awarded to the school by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The total funding is approximately $3.6 …
Longs Peak Family Practice in Colorado Suffers Cyber Attacks Longs Peak Family Practice in Longmont, Colorado suffered a ransomware attack in early November. According to their public statement, the facility did not pay the ransom. Instead they were able to remediate the encrypted files using backups. A few days after the ransomware attack, the IT …
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Crypto-Mining Malware Goes Global Through Messenger With crypto-currency at an all-time high, everyone and their grandmother seems to have found a way to get their hands on it. Which is exactly why hackers are now creating malware which will mine for the digital currency. The new malware, deemed Digmine is spreading through Facebook Messenger. The …
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The Malicious Software that Doesn’t Slow Down… Ransomware recently took down the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s website. The infection was reported earlier this month, and it took 11 days for the website to be restored. The ransomware variant and ransom demands were not released. However, officials reported they were able to restore systems using their …
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Department of Homeland Security Files Binding Operating Directive 17-01 Leading Kaspersky to Take Action Earlier this month, President Trump signed into law the Binding Operating Directive 17-01 (BOD). The BOD called for a ban of Kaspersky Labs products on U.S. government devices. Throughout this year, concerns have risen regarding potential ties between the Russian government and Russian-based security …
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North Korea Found to be a Part of Major Cyber Hacks Over the past week, North Korea has been blamed for two major cyber attacks. Cyber security analysts believe North Korea has been stealing the crypto-currency, bitcoins, by executing advanced persistent threats (APTs). APTs are when a hacker gains unauthorized access to a network with …
Undoing Changes Made by PC Matic After a PC Matic runs a scan, there is an option users may select for the suggested updates and enhancements to be done automatically. If this these changes are made automatically, and a user finds something they didn’t want updated, they have the option to “undo” these changes. To …
New Ransomware Attacks Target Schools and Public Municipalities In the last week, two school districts have released statements confirming ransomware infections throughout their systems. The first, Proctor School District, located in Duluth, Minnesota, reported the infection impacted middle school and high school computers that were left on over the weekend. The ransomware variant that infiltrated …
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The Education Sector has Major Target on Their Backs… Ransomware has been targeting educational institutions over the last twelve months. In January of 2017, the Los Angeles Community College District was hit with ransomware, and paid the hackers $28,000 to decrypt their files. Months later, Dorchester School District Two was infected with ransomware, and paid $2,900 to …