June 2017

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Retail Store – The Buckle – Falls Victim to Hackers

Hackers Breach the Buckle Stealing Payment Data for Approximately Six Months The national retail store, The Buckle, recently disclosed they were the victims of a security breach.  The store’s point-of-sales (PoS) systems were compromised with malware, leaving consumer payment data up for grabs.  It is unknown how many credit and debit cards were impacted by

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Victim Pays $1M in Ransom After 153 Linux Servers Became Infected

Linux is not immune — 153 infections leading to 3,400 websites down The largest ransomware payout in history is taking place at this very moment.  Nayana, a web hosting company located in South Korea, was hit with ransomware on June 10th.  The ransomware variant, Erebus, successfully infiltrated 153 Linux servers, allowing the cyber criminals access

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Girl Scouts Aim to Level the Playing Field in Cyber Security

Girl Scouts Offer 18 New Cyber Security Badges Reports suggest only 11% of positions in the global cyber security workforce are held by females.  Therefore, the Girl Scouts are doing their part to level the playing field.  The organization is taking steps to peak young girls’ interests in cyber security, beginning as early as age

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Streaming Services Pushed Offline After Ransomware Hit 

This is New — Ransomware Attacks Streaming Services Ransomware has hit schools, small businesses, large conglomerates, churches, and medical facilities — but now reports have been made that a California radio station has been hit.  KQED out of San Francisco was hit with ransomware late last week.  The unknown ransomware variant took down the radio’s

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Midwestern Hospital Infected With Ransomware

Iowan Hospital Paralyzed by Ransomware On June 14, 2017 an unknown ransomware variant infected the Waverly Health Center, a hospital located in Waverly, Iowa.  Fortunately, the facility encrypts all of their patient data.  Therefore, the hackers were unable to obtain any of the patient’s personal information.  Although, the hackers were able to infect the systems,

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