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Ransomware Hits Alaskan Medical Records Facility

Kayla Elliott / July 25, 2018

But That’s Not All… In April, ransomware infiltrated the servers of Golden Heart Administrative Professionals (GHAP), a medical billing, and bookkeeping facility located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The incident was reported to impact approximately 500 of GHAP’s clients, exposing approximately 44,600 patient files. Although there is no evidence the information breached has been used maliciously, GHAP reported […]

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Major American Medical Facility, LabCorp, Riddled with Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / July 23, 2018

LabCorp Suffers From Cyber Attack A suspected ransomware attack hit America’s medical lab facility, LabCorp, the weekend of July 14, 2018. Suspicious activity was detected on the company’s diagnostic systems. The ransomware variant has been disclosed as SamSam. This is the same variant that took down the City of Atlanta and Colorado’s Department of Transportation.

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Missouri Regional Medical Facility Diverts Patients Elsewhere, Post Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / July 11, 2018

Missouri’s Cass Regional Medical Facility Falls Victim to Cyber Attack Cass Regional Medical Center, located in Kansas City, Missouri was infected with ransomware on July 9, 2018. Health IT Security reported the organization responded with their emergency response efforts within 30 minutes of suspected infiltration. The facility’s IT department is continuing work to restore the

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Ransomware Damages Projected to Total $8 Billion for 2018

Kayla Elliott / July 10, 2018

Ransomware Damages Expected to Increase 60% Year-Over-Year Last year, PC Matic reported ransomware damages were expected to reach $11.5 billion by 2019; a 130% increase from 2017. Now, nine months after that initial post, reports are suggesting that total is quite accurate, and unfortunately rather attainable. According to our friends at KnowBe4, ransomware damages are expected

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Connecticut School District Attempts to Remediate After Ransomware Corrupted Systems

Kayla Elliott / July 2, 2018

Middleton Schools in Connecticut Suffer from Ransomware Attack Another ransomware has hit, yet another, school district. This time, it was Middleton District Schools, located in Middleton, Connecticut. The cyber attack is currently under investigation. Meaning, very few details are being released. What we do know is, an unknown ransomware variant infiltrated the school’s systems on

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New Ransomware Scam Demands Payment Before Infection

Kayla Elliott / June 26, 2018

Ransomware Scam is Just That – A Scam A new ransomware scam was recently discovered, where hackers are now demanding payment prior to infecting the user’s device. The hackers have been sending out emails claiming they are going to infect the user’s device on a specific date. Once the infection takes place, the data will

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Atlanta’s Ransomware Attack Costs Continue to Increase

Kayla Elliott / June 11, 2018

The City of Atlanta’s Ransomware Attack Costs Keep Growing On March 22nd, PC Pitstop shared the story of the SamSam ransomware attack that took down the City of Atlanta. It took almost a week, before the city’s offices were able to turn on their computers, and now, almost three months later, the infection is still

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Ransomware Takes Down Another Medical Facility – This Time in Michigan

Kayla Elliott / May 22, 2018

Michigan Medical Facility Suffers Ransomware Attack Allied Physicians, located in Michiana, Michigan was the victim of a ransomware attack on May 17, 2018. Reports confirmed the computer network was quickly shut down in an attempt to contain the cyber attack. Although, officials would not disclose how long the firm’s systems were impacted, they did indicate

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Announcement – Ransomware Position Paper

Devin Bergin / May 11, 2018

We’ve just introduced a new Ransomware Position Paper to use when potential customers are interested in how our solution stacks up specifically in regards to ransomware. You’ll find the new pager in your Marketing tab under Sales & Marketing Material.

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Ohio Police and Fire Departments Suffer Two Ransomware Attacks Within a Month

Kayla Elliott / May 11, 2018

Ransomware Takes Out Ohio Police and Fire Departments, Again… Riverside Fire and Police Departments, located in Ohio, have been the target of recent ransomware attacks. In mid-April, an undisclosed ransomware took down the public municipality’s networks. Officials reported, they did not pay the ransom demands, instead choosing to work with their IT staff to rebuild

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