Wisconsin Village Pays Thousands After Ransomware Infects Files The Village of Nashotah, located in Wisconsin, is recovering from a recent ransomware attack. Ransomware, the malicious software the locks files and then sends victims a payment demand to unlock the files, has been an increasingly popular tool for cyber criminals. The specific ransomware variant that took […]
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Ransomware Took Out Years of Data from Ohio Fire and EMS Station The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is currently without years of data, after a ransomware attack infected their systems in August. The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is located in Enon, Ohio. Officials reported the encrypted data does not
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Ransomware Takes North Carolina Mecklenburg County Offices Offline Update 12/7/2017 – County officials have reported they do not plan to pay the $23,000 ransom. Instead, they will use backup files to restore the encrypted data. It is unknown how long servers will remain offline to remediate the issues. The Mecklenburg County offices, located in Charlotte, North
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User Friendliness or Data Security? PC Pitstop has been conducting a survey on their blog page, TechTalk, regarding what users deem most important – user friendliness or data security. An overwhelming majority believe security supersedes user friendliness. According to the survey results, 86% of users believe security is more important. We all know security should
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Ransomware Leaves Patient Files Exposed A recent ransomware attack on the Colorado Center of Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) impacted approximately 3,300 patient files within the Minneapolis, Minnesota location. Fortunately, none of the other CCRM branch offices were impacted. Officials have reported there is no evidence the patient information that may have been taken by the hackers
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The Bitcoin Boom The crypto-currency, bitcoin, has exploded in value over the last ten years. If anyone could have anticipated this boom, there is no doubt countless individuals would have purchased hundreds, if not thousands of the digital currency years ago. In July of 2010, one bitcoin was valued at $0.08. Today, one bitcoin is
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Ransomware Attacks Texas Department of Agriculture In October the Texas Department of Agriculture was hit with an unknown ransomware variant. The malicious software was able to infiltrate the system through an employee’s computer. Although the ransomware was detected quickly, it was still able to encrypt files and compromise student data from area schools. Since the
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PC Pitstop Named One of the Best Place to Work in 2017 PC Pitstop, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa and it’s management team has outperformed other well-known small and medium sized companies on a recent business ranking by Comparably. The company ranked No. 36 on Comparably’s Best Places to Work of 2017 ranking list released on November 30,
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Tech Support Scam Target Plenty of Fish Users A newly found tech support scam puts a different twist on the traditional technical support hoax. Instead of the hackers claiming to be from Microsoft or Apple, the website clearly portrays a customer support service for the dating site, Plenty of Fish. However, those who fall for
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NSA Leak Leaves Army Intelligence Data Open to Public The NSA leaks just won’t seem to stop. The first breach dates back to 2013, with multiple falling thereafter. Some of the security breaches have led to NSA contractors facing criminal charges due to their part in the security issues. Perhaps the most infamous NSA leak
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