Ransomware Sales Exploding on the Dark Web According to International Business Times (IBT), a new study was released confirming a significant rise in demand for the malicious software, ransomware. The study showed 6,300 websites offering ransomware, with an additional 45,000 ads promoting the malicious software. The price points ranged from $0.50 to $3,000. The large […]
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Breach discovered during ransomware investigation… The Peachtree Neurological Clinic, located in Atlanta, Georgia was hit with ransomware. The clinic is not disclosing when the attack took place. However, they did report not paying the ransom demand and restoring the files internally. Although, throughout the investigation and remediation process, the medical facility learned of a security breach.
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If one thought May 2017’s WannaCry ransomware scare was bad, it’s just the beginning. Each year, as more ransoms are paid, the cybercriminals have more capital to invest in new technologies and techniques. One of their most promising techniques is fileless infections or scripting attacks. Historically, malware and now ransomware sneaked a program onto a
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Healthcare Industry – An Easy Target Over the past few days, we’ve seen a new ransomware called WannaCry or WannaCrypt wreak havoc across the globe, infecting hundreds of large corporations, such as FedEx, Telefonica, and Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Though the ransomware continued to infect computers at a more subdued pace, many corporations are
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Another Urology Clinic is Victimized In late 2016, the Metropolitan Urology Group was hit with ransomware. Now, Urology Austin, located in Austin, Texas, just released they were hit with ransomware on January 22, 2017. Ransomware, the malware that locks critical files and demands a payment from the victim to release the files, has been taking the
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Metropolitan Urology Group Found Patient Information Leaked During Ransomware Attack In November, 2016, the Metropolitan Urology Group (MUG) was hit with a ransomware attack. Two months later, in January, 2017, MUG discovered the hackers obtained private, patient information during the attack. The patients impacted are those who rendered services between 2003 and 2010. The information exposed
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The Today Show featured another piece on cyber security today, this time discussing ransomware. During which, Tom Costello claimed the best way to protect yourself from a ransomware attack is to back up your data. This cannot be further from the truth. First of all, backups do not protect you from becoming a victim of ransomware. It can be
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Companies Are Prepping to Pay Cyber Criminals According to Coin Telegraph, many corporations are preparing for ransomware attacks by increasing their supply of the non-traceable currency, bitcoins. Since bitcoins are not traceable, it is typically the currency of choice by hackers. Am I the only one who thinks this is absolutely absurd? Malware attacks of
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In a recent survey conducted by PC Matic, participants were asked to self-identify their computer skills. Below is a break down of the participants: PC Experts Aren’t Aware of #1 Cyber Threat Out of the 19% of self-identified PC experts, 15% of them reported not being aware of what ransomware is. Could it be possible
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In November, 2016, a professor at California nursing school, Gurnick Acadamy, was attempting to access his lectures. The lectures were saved on an external storage device, which he plugged into his work PC. It was then, he realized his lectures were gone. Completely encrypted. He contacted the school’s IT department for assistance. Luckily, the IT department worked not
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