2018 • Page 27 of 30 • PC Matic Blog

Allscripts Faces Lawsuit Due to Ransomware Infection

Kayla Elliott / January 29, 2018

Ransomware Infection May Cost Allscripts Big Money… Allscripts, a company that provides electronic record systems for medical facilities was hit with a ransomware infection earlier this month. The ransomware attack impacted several medical locations throughout the U.S., leaving them without access to their electronic data. The severity of the impact for each facility remains unknown. […]

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Hackers Hit “Jackpots” at U.S. ATMs

Kayla Elliott / January 29, 2018

Hackers Now Emptying U.S. ATMs Hackers targeting ATMs isn’t breaking news. Historically, these attacks have been seen throughout Asia and Europe. However, according to Krebs on Security, these attacks are now spreading throughout the U.S. Earlier this month, the U.S. Secret Service quietly began warning financial institutions that “jackpotting” attacks have now been spotted targeting ATMs

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Ohio Physicians Clinic Shuts Down After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / January 25, 2018

Ransomware Leaves Ohio Clinic Inoperable We’ve heard of ransomware infections infecting hospitals and clinics. We’ve also heard that at times patients have been sent away because some of the more sophisticated procedures could not be done. Now, a medical clinic in northeastern Ohio has been completely shut down due to a ransomware attack. Pulmonary Physicians

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Feature Improvements – Enhancements Continue!

Devin Bergin / January 25, 2018

We assured you this year was going to be full of changes and improvements to PC Matic Pro and MSP and we’re going to keep them coming! Earlier this week our development team brought out an incredible new feature giving you access to the command prompt on each device from your management console, and a

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Fake Crytpo-Currency, Ransomware & Malware in One Attack

Kayla Elliott / January 23, 2018

New “Get Rich Quick” Scheme Leads to Ransomware A new scam is luring people into downloading ransomware. The scheme is targeting crypto-wallet users, and could also be spreading through phishing attacks. The scam is encouraging users to download a new form of crypto-currency that is bound to make them buku bucks. The fake crypto-currency, SpriteCoin,

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Ransomware Attacks of 2018

Kayla Elliott / January 23, 2018

Ransomware has become rather well known in the cyber security industry over the last two years. It is projected there were $5 billion dollars worth of ransomware damages in 2017, and that number is only expected to increase in 2018. Below you will find a list of the publicized ransomware attacks of 2018. If you’re

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Monero: The New Crypto-Currency in Town

Kayla Elliott / January 23, 2018

Is Monero the New Bitcoin? With the boom in bitcoin popularity, hackers are beginning to find an alternative crypto-currency to use for ransom demands. Due to more individuals buying bitcoin, the process of purchasing the digital currency has become rather cumbersome. One of the biggest issues lies in the amount of time it takes to

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Idaho School District Struggles to Recover Weeks Post Infection

Kayla Elliott / January 22, 2018

Six Weeks After Ransomware Attack, Idaho School District Still Struggling… Jerome School District, located in Jerome, Idaho, is still struggling to get their systems fully functional, six weeks after a ransomware infection. After successfully encrypting the district’s files on December 11, 2017, the cyber criminals demanded bitcoin to decrypt, or unlock, the files. At that

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Fake PC Matic Phone Number Published Online

Kayla Elliott / January 19, 2018

BEWARE: Scammers Post Fake PC Matic Phone Number This isn’t the first time scammers began targeting PC Matic users. In the middle of 2017, there was a scam going around where hackers would call PC Matic users claiming to be our support team. Now there is a website, www.pcmaticsupportnumber.com, that is scamming our customers into

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Cyber Security Risks of SMBs – The Not So Pretty Truth

Kayla Elliott / January 19, 2018

Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) Facing Major Risks Cyber criminals do not discriminate. Businesses of all shapes and sizes, even home users, are not immune to today’s cyber threats. Prior to ransomware, remediation was possible. Users would get infected with malware and the user would run their antivirus to remove it and resolve the negative

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