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2018
Olympics Opening Ceremonies Impacted by Malware
Malware Takes Systems Offline, Disrupting 2018 Winter Olympics An unknown malware variant infected the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics computer systems. The infection took place right before the opening ceremonies on February 9, 2018. It appears the infection was initiated by an insider who knew various pieces of the networking and credentials needed to successfully infiltrate the systems.
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19.5M California Voter Records Breached After Ransomware Infection
Sacramento Bee Ransomware Infection Exposes Millions An unknown ransomware variant infected the Sacramento Bee database on towards the end of January. The ransomware infection was able to execute because the newspaper’s firewall did not turn back on after updates took place. It is expected systems were vulnerable for two weeks; although, it remains unclear how
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Hackers Now Threaten School Shootings Post-Ransomware Infections
Cyber Criminals Stoop to New Low – Threatening Student Safety The FBI and Department of Education have issued a warning to educational institutions regarding the cyber threat, ransomware. Ransomware is a malicious software that infects systems and locks important files. After locking these files, the hackers demand a payment to unlock them. In some instances,
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One Loose Screw Causes Lenovo to Recall Thousands of Laptops
Lenovo Recalls 83k ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops After Loose Screw Causes Major Issues According to BleepingComputer, Lenovo is recalling thousands of ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops. The recall is being issued due to a loose screw within the device. It may sound a bit dramatic but one loose screw can cause quite the problem. Due to the
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Top 9 Malware Variants Targeting the Education Sector
Why Schools Are Targeted When industries think of cyber targets, often times the education sector is not included. Why? Well, it is believed they do not carry the financial weight of bigger targets like enterprises or the healthcare industry. Although, school systems do still hold a plethora of critical data that can be easily exploited.
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Tax Season Means Tax Scams
2018 Tax Scams We all know, or should know, tax season leads to an increase in tax related scams. Often times these scams come in various forms, with the end goal being obtaining illegitimate funds. Recently, there have been two different tax alerts being distributed to the public. First, there is a concern hackers will
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Is South Carolina a Major Ransomware Target? Another Infection Disclosed…
South Carolina Library Added to List of Ransomware Victims Just yesterday we reported on the third South Carolina school district that has been infected with ransomware in the past year. Now, Spartanburg County Library has disclosed they too have been hit with ransomware. Due to the ransomware infection, checking out books has been proven difficult.
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Another South Carolina School District Attacked With Ransomware
Ransomware Attacks Third South Carolina School District Over the last year, three different ransomware attacks have successfully infected three different South Carolina school districts. The first reports of Horry County Schools being riddled with ransomware came in February of 2016. That school district gained approval to pay the $8,500 ransom demand in order to restore
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Texas County Scrambles to Recover $888K Illegitimate Payment
Harris County of Texas Falls for Phishing Scam Hackers are ruthless. I mean ruthless. Just weeks after Hurricane Harvey, a hacker sent an email to the Harris County auditor’s office claiming to be a contractor who was due for payment. The email claimed they were working on restoring damaged parking lots, cleaning up debris, and
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