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2019

Ransomware Attacks

Was This Texan Town Targeted with Ransomware Due to Pending Investigations?

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Edcouch, Texas was hit with ransomware approximately two weeks ago, and the timing is rather interesting… Towards the end of May, another public municipality was hit with ransomware. The town of Edcouch, located in Texas, was the victim of a cyber attack, which targeted the town’s water department records. The city was asked to pay […]

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Computer Virus Software

Fortune 500 IT Company, Tech Data, Suffers Security Breach

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IT Firm, Tech Data, Suffers Data Leak Tech Data, a Fortune 500 distribution company specializing in IT products and services, has suffered a security breach. As a result of the cyber attack, customer and billing data has potentially been compromised. Shortly after the security breach was identified, the company was able to secure the exposed

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Millions of Open RDP Ports: Are you controlling yours?

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According to Shodan, the search engine for internet-connected devices, there are over 2.4 million Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports currently open to the internet. Are yours included? RDP has become a favorite attack vector for cybercriminals to leverage or exploit. It’s simple to see why, with RDP access a cyber-criminal can take full control of

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100+ Fast Food Restaurants Suffer Data Breach

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Fast Food Eatery Suffers Nationwide Data Breach Checkers, also known as Rally’s, is a fast-food restaurant located throughout the United States. Although its claim to fame was its burgers and fries, it’s now gaining recognition for something less appetizing. Late last week, the company confirmed select point-of-sale (PoS) systems were infected with malware. This has

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Feature Update: VNC

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Due to several issues with the core of TigerVNC, we have made the decision to roll back to our previous remote client TightVNC. This requires no changes for you and you should now see TightVNC when using the remote feature. With this change we will unfortunately lose multiple simultaneous connections and the ability to run

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Cyber Security Hygiene Affects Network and Endpoint Security with Application Whitelisting

Baltimore Attack Leads to Nationwide Emphasis – On The Wrong Thing…

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One would have thought the ransomware attack that riddled the city of Atlanta would have done it. But it didn’t. Or maybe the attacks that have hit U.S. airports, county governments, or major manufacturers. But again, it didn’t. However, the point seems to be getting across now. Better late than never I suppose. Memphis Takes

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Malware

City of Baltimore Seeking FEMA Relief After Ransomware Attack

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Government Officials Request FEMA Relief to Help Cover Costs Associated with Ransomware Attack As you may know, the City of Baltimore was hit with ransomware earlier this month. The ransom demands were approximately $100,000, and the city is refusing to pay. However, after three weeks of attempted remediation efforts, the networks are still down. City

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