Cyber Criminals Take Down Canadian Company Last weekend, and unnamed Canadian firm was hit with ransomware. IT World Canada reported, the ransomware was able to infiltrate the system by worming its way through vulnerabilities found in the company’s Windows operating system. The malicious software took down the company’s databases and wiped out all of their […]
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LeakerLocker Doesn’t Encrypt… The new ransomware, LeakerLocker, is taking a different approach to exploiting their victims. Instead of targeting PCs, LeakerLocker focuses on smart phones. Within the device, they then create an unauthorized copy of the user’s pictures, videos and browsing history. They then, threaten to share all of this information with every person in
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Over the last three days, four different ransomware infections have been reported. Each of which targeting public departments and organizations. WannaCry Takes Down Fire and Police Departments According to US News, two emergency systems in Tennessee were infected with ransomware. The Murfreesboro Police and Fire Departments were hit, leaving their systems completely paralyzed. It is unclear
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Latest Cyber Weapon — Petya or Not? The cyber industry has been going back and forth for the last week and a half over the latest cyber weapon, deemed NotPetya by some, and Petya by others. Some researchers believed the cyber attack that initially targeted Ukraine was a variant of the ransomware, Petya. Others believed
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Breach Concerns Raised After Ohio Clinic is Riddled with Ransomware The Ohio clinic, PVHS-ICM Employee Health and Wellness, located in Dublin, recently informed their patients of a ransomware attack that hit its servers in May of 2017. The ransomware only infected one location. Therefore, all other locations were not impacted. The ransomware variant that attacked
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Ransomware Infects Huntsville’s Cove Family and Sports Medicine Cove Family and Sports Medicine, located in Huntsville, Alabama, recently informed their patients of a ransomware attack that occurred in April of 2017. The ransomware successfully infected with clinic’s systems, encrypting various files. However, instead of paying the ransom demand, they were able to restore their own
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Thomas Jefferson Monticello – Recent Ransomware Victim An unknown ransomware variant recently encrypted the computer and phone systems at the Thomas Jefferson Monitcello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Federal News Radio reported tours are being not interrupted. However, all electronic transactions have been ceased until the matter can be resolved. Therefore, all electronic tourist payments
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Ransomware Creator Verifies, Latest Global Attack was not Petya This week, another global attack hit the world. Initial reports claimed the attack was a version of the Petya ransomware. However, after further investigation, it was determined the global attack was not Petya. It wasn’t even ransomware. The malware variant spread throughout the attack, deemed NotPetya,
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Calallen School’s Network Infected With Ransomware On June 25, 2017, Calallen Independent School District found themselves in a heap of trouble. Officials began noticing something was wrong with their email systems, and quickly learned ransomware had infiltrated their networks. The exact variant of ransomware that hit the school district is uncertain. However, officials did report
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WannaCry ransomware hit the globe just over 30 days ago. It was predicted, another global ransomware attack would take place sooner or later. However, who would’ve thought instead of ransomware, it would be complete cyber warfare? NotPetya Spreads Around the World Initial reports of NotPetya, had researchers believing it was a variation of Petya, a
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