2016 – The Year of Ransomware CIO from IDG recently published an article regarding the upswing our nation has seen in ransomware infections in 2016. It is without a doubt, 2016 has been the year of ransomware. However, very little headway has been made to prevent future infections. It seems the common consensus is to throw […]
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Mount Pleasant Police Department, located in South Carolina, were the most recent victims of a ransomware attack. The infection took place on December 12, 2016. According to Post and Courier, the law enforcement agency was able to restore their files using their backup systems. Therefore, they did not end up paying the ransom demands. To
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An Arkansas sheriff’s office became infected with ransomware, paying hackers a considerable amount to recover stolen files…
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Unfortunately, ransomware isn’t going anywhere. In fact, we predict the cases to only increase in the upcoming year, and the IT pros agree.
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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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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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