Ransomware Damages Increase to $20B in Three Years If we look at cyber crime, as a business instead of the crime that it is, we may begin to understand it a bit better. This “business” is booming, and there’s no end in sight. Why? Because society worldwide is making it profitable. Any business that is […]
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Ransomware Attack Takes Out Moscow’s Cable Car System Mere days after Moscow opened their first cable car system, it was shut down due to a ransomware infection. The cyber attack rendered the cable car network useless after successfully installing ransomware on the computer in charge of operating the system. This left Russian citizens frustrated, as
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Ransomware attacks are taking place daily, and increased news coverage is making the public more aware of this cyber threat. The same can be said for another cyber threat, crypto-jacking. Not long ago, computer users would have no idea what either of those terms meant. Now, increased awareness is leading users to reconsider their antivirus
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Texas Sheriff’s Office in Hot Water After Failure to Disclose Ransomware In 2017, the Hidalgo Sheriff’s Office suffered a ransomware attack by an unknown variant. According to officials, the infection riddled one of their external computers, leaving internal networks unimpacted. The Sheriff’s Office was able to restore the computer using backup files; however, those files
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New Ransomware Demands RDP Access A new ransomware variant, CommonRansom, has been discovered running in the wild. This particular form of ransomware will encrypt user files with the .CommonRansom extension. Post encryption, the victims receive a ransom note demanding a .1 bitcoin payment and access to their RDP ports. CommonRansom Demand Note by BleepingComputer If
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Another Illinois County Suffers Cyber Attack Just last week, we reported Crawford County in Illinois had been victimized by ransomware. Now, new reports have been released regarding another public municipality being attacked in Illinois. WAND News 17 has confirmed Moultrie County has also been hit with a cyber attack, with employees stating it was a
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Ransomware Riddles Iowa Eye Clinic On August 23, 2018, an unknown ransomware variant infected Jones Eye Clinic, located in Sioux City, Iowa. It remains unclear if the clinic paid the ransom demands in order to regain access to their systems, but months later they’re reporting the attack could have more negative effects than originally thought. Jones
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Ransomware Riddles Two City Systems, and Indiana’s National Guard An unknown ransomware variant infected the City of Muscatine, located in Iowa, on October 10th. The cyber attack impacted multiple servers and since has been isolated. The local IT staff and federal officials are working to remediate city systems. It remains unclear if the city plans
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Ransomware Infects North Carolina Municipality Over the weekend, the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA), located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was hit with a ransomware attack. The infection crippled their internal computer system, including servers and personal computers. The ransomware variant has been reported as the RYUK virus. Although it successfully encrypted several of the
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Madison County Municipality Suffers Ransomware Attack An unknown ransomware variant has infected Madison County municipality offices, located in Rexburg, Idaho. The infection took place over the weekend of October 6th. The exact time is unclear; however, county officials reported employees have been unable to send emails since Sunday, October 7th. Fortunately, the county is able
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