Companies Aware of Ransomware Threats Many larger companies are aware of the cyber threats their organizations are facing on a daily basis. To be sure the public is also aware of these threats, these companies have chosen to include cyber security disclosures as part of their SEC filings. According to the Data Protection Report, the […]
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Rutherford County Inmates Get New Visitation Rights The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been experiencing issues with their visitation capabilities after ransomware corrupted the video visitation systems. The sheriff’s office has limited ability to remediate the issue, as the video systems are provided by VizVox. The Daily News Journal has attempted
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Delaware Clinic Falls Victim to Ransomware, Leaving Thousands of Patients Potentially Exposed Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, a medical clinic located in Newark, Delaware was hit with ransomware. In June, the malicious software riddled the clinic’s servers, leaving over 19,000 patient files potentially exposed. The patient data compromised includes names, phone numbers, birth dates, as well
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Boylston Massachusetts Public Television Suffers for Five Months After Ransomware Hit As of today, the Boylston public television channels and guides are back to normal. In March, the station was hit with an unknown ransomware variant. The ransom demand was not disclosed; however, it appears the demands were not met. Six months after the attack,
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Hackers Make $2,900 From South Carolina School District Dorchester School District Two, of South Carolina, was hit with ransomware over the summer. The attack was found when the district discovered over half of its data was inaccessible. After further investigation, they found 25 servers riddled with an undisclosed ransomware variant. The school district was unable
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IRS Releases a Ransomware Warning to All Taxpayers The IRS has issued a new ransomware warning to all taxpayers. Cyber criminals have begun sending out malicious email campaigns with a “message” from the IRS and FBI. According to the email, tax payers must download a questionnaire regarding changes to the laws regarding tax compliance. However,
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Ransomware Attack Leaves Thousands of Patient Files Exposed The Salina Family Healthcare Center, located in Salina, Kansas was hit with ransomware in June of 2017. The ransom demands were not met. Instead, the infected servers and endpoints were taken offline until they could be scrubbed and backups could be installed. Now, two months after
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Ransomware Went Undetected for a Month — Exposing Thousands of Patient Files St. Mark’s Surgical Center, located in Fort Myers, Florida was the victim of a ransomware attack in April. However, the attack was not discovered until May, when the medical facility conducted a forensic investigation. The event that triggered the investigation is not being
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Locky Ransomware is Back Locky, a ransomware variant that was once upon a time one of the most popular types of ransomware, is back. This return is not surprising. Cyber criminals would rather make slight alterations to existing malware and reuse it, then have to create it from scratch. By making even the simplest changes,
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LA Medical Center Infected With Ransomware Pacific Alliance Medical Center, located in Los Angeles California, suffered a ransomware attack in mid-June of 2017. It is because of this attack, concerns of a data breach have risen. With the hackers having access to the medical center’s systems, it is possible they had visibility to patient files
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