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Broward County Florida School District Hit With Outrageous Ransomware Demands

Broward County school ransomware attack. Broward County Public Schools was hit with possibly the largest ransom demand to date on a school system. The hackers demanded a $40 million payday to not release student and teacher information. District officials said they are confident they caught the breach in time. They say no information was accessed. […]

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Ransomware Costs: Ransomware Payouts Jumped More Than 300% in 2020

Money, Money, Money Ransomware Costs! Ransomware is profitable, but just how profitable is it? Initial reports for 2020 are in and the payday was huge. BankInfoSecurity.com reported that there was about “370 million in known 2020 ransomware profits. Via ransoms that got paid – which represents a 336% increase over known 2019 earnings…” These numbers are

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New Year, New Ransomware

Babuk Locker Emerges in 2021 In less than a week, 2021 introduced a new type of Enterprise ransomware. Babuk Locker is now less than a month old and has amassed a small collection of victims. So far ransoms have been demanded in bitcoin and are under $100,000, to what I could find. If you aren’t

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Ransomware continues to accelerate, but who is at fault?

Cognizant Ransomware Attack

Personal Information Exposed IT provider Cognizant informed its employees about a Maze ransomware attack on May 1st. Personal information, including names and company credit card numbers, were part of the compromised data. However, some employees were also exposed to additional data exposure. “The small number of associates who have had other kinds of personal information

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Honda Hacked

Photo by Will Hough on Unsplash Honda’s Global Operations Haulted Automobile giant Honda confirmed today that they’ve been the victim of a cyberattack. The company released a statement Tuesday on the affected production issues outside of their Japan headquarters. “Work is being undertaken to minimize the impact and to restore full functionality of production, sales, and development activities,”

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Michigan State University Hacked

Ransomware Attack Has A Deadline Michigan State University is counting down a clock, but not for a buzzer to signal another athletic victory. Today the gang responsible for Netwalker ransomware announced they’ve given MSU administrators a week. MSU was hacked. The administration can pay the undisclosed ransom or risk having sensitive data released. Michigan State,

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Medical Field Continues To Face Attacks During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Evolution of Ransomware Ransomware began as a way to extort money from people. Therefore, by encrypting files, the criminals could demand whatever price they wanted. In response, we evolved our security plans. We now include back-ups and reboot options. This left many attackers in a tough spot. They no longer had the leverage to

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