Two separate malicious emails were sent to Howard County employees in November. However, it was not the emails that were dangerous, but the “tracking slips” they downloaded within the malicious emails that led to a massive ransomware infection. The Kokomo Perspective reported several employees were guilty of downloading these malicious attachments. Post infection, over 33,000 […]
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Carleton University, located in Ontario, Canada was recently hit with ransomware. CBC News stated the extent of the attack is still unknown, as any system that gained access to the main network could’ve been impacted. The ransomware variant used to lock the schools files is not being reported. Current ransom demands for the decryption keys
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Reverse engineer and analyst, Jakub Kroustek, recently discovered a new Microsoft scam that ties in a twist of ransomware. Vindows Locker is a support scam that locks your files, like ransomware, until a payment of $349.99 is received. Along with the payment demand, a phone number is provided. If users call the phone number, they
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On November 25, 2016 San Francisco experienced a major ransomware attack that took down their Municipal Transportation Agency, also known as Muni. The ransomware took down over 2,000 Muni payment and scheduling systems. To accommodate the transportation needs of the San Francisco population, the city ordered all of the fare gates to be kept open.
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Bigfork Schools located in Bigfork, Montana was recently infected with ransomware. The attack led the school’s files to be encrypted. School officials reported to the Billings Gazette that they hoped to have the files restored by this week to finish the grading period. The school did not disclose the ransom demand, or the malware variant
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Locky Ransomware Maneuvers Past Facebook Security Locky ransomware has wormed its way past the security features of Facebook Messenger. The malware is currently being spread by a malicious image link being sent through the messaging feature of the popular social media platform. Reports suggest Facebook is working to fix the issue. This all started with
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In August, ransomware paralyzed the Spencer Chamber of Commerce, in Iowa. The infection was isolated to the Chamber; however, all of the Chamber’s computers run off of one server. Meaning, the infection in that one server, spread to all Chamber computers. Luckily, the infection did not spread to other city departments. The ransomware variant that
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Victims of the CrySis ransomware are now able to decrypt their locked files free of charge! Someone, who is believed to be one of the ransomware authors, posted the decryption keys to BleepingComputer’s forums. Regardless of who posted it, the point is, it is there. CrySis Ransomware Decryption If you have been infected with CrySis
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A new ransomware, Ransoc, has hit the dark web. According to ZDNet, this ransomware executes quite differently than most. Ransomware, the malware that locks computers and files until a ransomware is paid, typically encrypts one’s most important files. Ransoc does not encrypt files. Prior to locking the PC, the variant searches the computer for illegally
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Seguin Dermatology Clinic, located in Seguin, Texas was hit with ransomware last Friday. According to Express News, confidential data was breached. This includes names, social security numbers and billing codes for medical services. At this time, it is unknown how many patient records were accessed. However, the clinic did notify patients of the security breach
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