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Montgomery County Alabama Suffers Massive Ransomware Attack

County Offices Not Functioning After Ransomware Crippled Systems Montgomery County of Alabama has been the latest ransomware attack victim.  The ransomware variant that wormed its way into the county’s systems has not been reported, nor has the ransom demand.  However, government officials stated they are doing everything in their power to restore the county’s systems […]

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Top 5 Tips to Combat Ransomware

Top Tips to Keep Your Data Secure Recently Beta News published an article on how, The practical guide to fighting ransomware.  The article listed several tips, timelines for implementation, and explanations why the tips were important.  A vast majority of the information throughout the article was correct and indisputably great advice.  However, a few tips

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Ransomware Attack Leaves Kansas County Government Without Computer Access

Hackers Target Butler County for Ransomware Attack Over the weekend the Butler County office, located in El Dorado Kansas, with hit a ransomware attack.  The variant has not been disclosed, nor has the ransom demand.  Although the county offices remain open, their computers remain inaccessible due to their systems being encrypted with ransomware.  Butler County

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Companies Acknowledge The Risk of Ransomware in Their SEC Filings

Companies Aware of Ransomware Threats Many larger companies are aware of the cyber threats their organizations are facing on a daily basis.  To be sure the public is also aware of these threats, these companies have chosen to include cyber security disclosures as part of their SEC filings.  According to the Data Protection Report, the

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Tennessee Inmates Get New Visitation Rights After Ransomware Took Down Video Visitation

Rutherford County Inmates Get New Visitation Rights The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been experiencing issues with their visitation capabilities after ransomware corrupted the video visitation systems.  The sheriff’s office has limited ability to remediate the issue, as the video systems are provided by VizVox.  The Daily News Journal has attempted

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Ransomware Attack on Delaware Clinic Leaves 19K Patient’s Data Compromised

Delaware Clinic Falls Victim to Ransomware, Leaving Thousands of Patients Potentially Exposed Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, a medical clinic located in Newark, Delaware was hit with ransomware.  In June, the malicious software riddled the clinic’s servers, leaving over 19,000 patient files potentially exposed.  The patient data compromised includes names, phone numbers, birth dates, as well

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Ransomware Impacts Massachusetts Public Television for 6 Months

Boylston Massachusetts Public Television Suffers for Five Months After Ransomware Hit As of today, the Boylston public television channels and guides are back to normal.  In March, the station was hit with an unknown ransomware variant.  The ransom demand was not disclosed; however, it appears the demands were not met.  Six months after the attack,

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IRS Issues Ransomware Warning After Malicious Tax Email is Distributed

IRS Releases a Ransomware Warning to All Taxpayers The IRS has issued a new ransomware warning to all taxpayers.  Cyber criminals have begun sending out malicious email campaigns with a “message” from the IRS and FBI.  According to the email, tax payers must download a questionnaire regarding changes to the laws regarding tax compliance.  However,

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70K Patient Files Exposed After Ransomware Hit Kansas Medical Facility

Ransomware Attack Leaves Thousands of Patient Files Exposed The Salina Family Healthcare Center, located in Salina, Kansas was hit with ransomware in June of 2017.   The ransom demands were not met.  Instead, the infected servers and endpoints were taken offline until they could be scrubbed and backups could be installed.  Now, two months after

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