Ransomware Strikes Spring Hill, Tennessee The City of Spring Hill was hit with an unknown ransomware variant last Friday. After encrypting the city’s files, the hackers demanded $250,000 to restore the systems. City officials reported they contacted the appropriate law enforcement and chose not to pay the ransom. Instead they are going to restore the […]
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Hackers Breach Kansas Non-Profit Center, Locking Files for Ransom Cyber criminals were able to breach Kansas non-profit facility, East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging of Ottawa, Kansas. The hack occurred in September and took a full two months to fully investigate. The hackers were able to execute a successful breach of the non-profit agency, which
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Third Global Ransomware Attack of 2017 First, there was WannaCry, which hit the globe in mid-May. Second, came NotPetya in June. Third, was the latest global ransomware attack, Bad Rabbit. This ransomware variant is believed to originate in Russia. However, it quickly spread throughout Ukraine, targeting various transportation systems. Avast also reported infections in Poland,
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New Microsoft Feature Added to Stop Ransomware Attacks Microsoft recently released a new product feature, controlled file access, in an attempt to increase the security of endpoints. The concept of this technology runs on a default deny approach. Controlled file access allows users to control which files are able to be accessed and altered by
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In a recent analysis of a new ransomware, we uncovered a unique twist to the “payment” method for recovering your files. The hackers require the victim to send in at least 10 nude pictures of them. Once the victim sends in the images, the hackers will supposedly verify it is actually you, and then sell
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Ransomware Sales Exploding on the Dark Web According to International Business Times (IBT), a new study was released confirming a significant rise in demand for the malicious software, ransomware. The study showed 6,300 websites offering ransomware, with an additional 45,000 ads promoting the malicious software. The price points ranged from $0.50 to $3,000. The large
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Ransomware completely took over Erie County Medical Center’s (ECMC) computer systems in April. The malware completely corrupted the systems, and the hackers demanded $30,000 in ransom if they wanted the systems restored. Instead, the medical facility spent approximately $10 million to rebuild its systems. Roughly half of those funds were the cost of hardware, software, and
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City’s Internal Systems Taken Offline After Cyber Attack The City of Englewood, a metropolitan area of the Denver-Aurora Colorado area, was hit with ransomware on October 3rd. Once officials determined the systems had been compromised, they were taken offline in an attempt to prevent the ransomware from spreading. The infection impacted all of the city’s
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Locky Encrypts Files Leaving a .Ykcol Extension A new Locky variant has been released into the wild and upon initial review it led researchers to a believe it was a new strain entirely, called Ykcol. However, after additional review, experts have confirmed Ykcol is another version of Locky. The email subject line has been confirmed
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Arkansas Medical Facility Faces Potential Breach After Ransomware Attack An estimated 128,000 patient files may have been compromised as a result of being the victim of a ransomware hit. In July, the Arkansas Oral Facial Surgery Center in Fayetteville was struck with ransomware. Although the malicious attack was identified promptly, there were still patient files, x-ray
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