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Payroll Firm Gives in to Ransom Demands in an Attempt to Restore Systems

Kayla Elliott / February 25, 2019

Payroll Management Services Severed After Ransomware Corrupts Systems On February 19, 2019 an unknown ransomware variant infected the payroll firm, APEX Human Capital Management. This infection left their primary and backup networks entirely corrupted, rendering not only their services useless, but also impacting the firm’s 350+ clients. The initial hope was for services to be […]

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Mario Brothers Ditch Banana Peels and Goes Straight for Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / February 11, 2019

Graphics Package Paired with Ransomware? Hackers recently exploited the Mario Brothers graphics package, riddling the images with GandCrab ransomware. The hackers took significant time trying to hide their malicious intentions, by hiding the commands in the color channels of the images. By doing so, it makes it difficult for the firewall to detect the threat. In

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Hackers Demand Millions from MSP After Infecting Networks with Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / February 11, 2019

MSP Falls Victim to Ransomware, Infecting Thousands of Customer Networks An unknown hacking group recently targeted a U.S. managed service provider (MSP) with ransomware. This led to thousands of their customers getting infected with malicious software, totaling approximately 2,000 different networks. After the ransomware executed, hackers demanded over $2 million to restore the encrypted files.

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Medical Facility Permanently Loses Patient Records Due to Cyber Attack

Kayla Elliott / February 4, 2019

Florida Medical Facility Suffers Cyber Attack FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology of Jacksonville, Florida, was the victim of a ransomware attack in November of 2018. The ransomware variant, GandCrab, infected a server, encrypting patient files from January 2007 to April 2017. The attack was executed through a malvertising campaign that targeted Adobe Flash or Windows VBScripting engine

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Cyber Attack Forces Akron to Take Down City Resource Number

Kayla Elliott / January 28, 2019

The city of Akron, Ohio has been identified as the latest victim of a cyber attack… An unknown ransomware variant infected the city’s networks, targeting key hardware and software systems on January 22, 2018. In an attempt to mitigate the spread of the malicious software, the city took systems offline — including their 311 information number.

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Ransomware Attack Sends City into State of Emergency

Kayla Elliott / January 24, 2019

Update: 1/28/2019 – All city credit cards have been canceled as a precautionary measure. In an attempt to recover encrypted files, the City has contracted third-party security services. At this time, it remains unknown if city officials will approve payment of the ransom demands to expedite the recovery process. An unknown ransomware variant took down

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Latest Ransomware Strain Targets Victims With Deepest Pockets

Kayla Elliott / January 14, 2019

Ryuk, the latest ransomware variant that has taken the world by storm, has been targeting victims that promise big paydays. This is the same ransomware strain that hit Tribune Publishing in December of 2018, leaving the distribution of multiple major newspapers, like the L.A. Times and Chicago Tribune, at a standstill. This is just one

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First Ransomware Attack of 2019 Hit Connecticut Schools

Kayla Elliott / January 9, 2019

Ransomware Takes Down Connecticut School in 2019’s First Attack… On January 4, 2019, ransomware hit Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut, making it the first publicly known ransomware attack of the new year. The exact ransomware variant is unknown, as is the ransom demand. It’s also unclear if the school decided to pay the hacker’s demands,

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Ransomware Attacks of 2019

Kayla Elliott / January 9, 2019

Just as we did in 2018, we will accumulate a list of the publically known ransomware attacks that occur throughout this year. We will do our best to keep this updated, but many hands make light work. Feel free to drop comments below if you’re aware of an attack that we have missed. January Bridgeport

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