{"id":59342,"date":"2018-07-12T15:02:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T20:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=59342"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T20:02:35","slug":"cyber-attack-connecticut-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/cyber-attack-connecticut-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Connecticut Facility Suffers From Cyber Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Two Ransomware Attacks Strike in Connecticut<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, we <a href=\"https:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/2018\/07\/02\/connecticut-school-district-ransomware\/\">reported<\/a> on Middleton School District, located in Connecticut becoming infected with ransomware.\u00a0 This led to only two of their six systems being partially operational.\u00a0 Now, a week later the Derby Police Department released they too have been a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfsb.com\/story\/38614562\/derby-police-dept-hit-by-hackers\">victim of ransomware<\/a>.\u00a0 Although, there is no evidence suggesting the two were related as neither ransomware variants were disclosed.\u00a0 It also remains unclear if either victim\u00a0paid the ransom demands.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, Derby Police Department has reported their systems are back to fully operational.\u00a0 They also do not believe any information was breached due to the ransomware attack.<\/p>\n<h4>Other Ransomware Attack<\/h4>\n<p>For a list of ransomware attacks that have already taken place in 2018, you may click <a href=\"https:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/2018\/01\/23\/ransomware-attacks-of-2018\/\">here<\/a>. 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