Ransomware has become a popular topic over the last month. The increased awareness to this growing cyber threat can likely be attributed to the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit worldwide in mid-May. However, there are still several misconceptions regarding this form of malware. Top 10 Ransomware Myths Ransomware is just a virus. False – Ransomware […]
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Over the past few days, many businesses have reported infections from the latest round of ransomware called WannaCrypt. This massive cyberattack is likely to have stemmed from stolen tools used by the National Security Agency (NSA). Due to the rate of infection, and the number of machines being infected by WannaCrypt, Microsoft has released an
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Ransomware, the malicious software that locks files until a payment demand is made, has recently hit Greenway Health, located in Carrollton, Georgia. Greenway Health is an electronic health records vendor. Total, they serve over 75,000 different healthcare facilities. The ransomware strike occurred last week; however, some of the Greenway Health users are still unable to
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Old Ransomware Returns with A Bang Many reports have reported 2016 as the year of ransomware. This can much attributed to the ransomware variant, Locky. However, in 2017, Locky ransomware has been on somewhat of a hiatus. This lead to another ransomware variant, Cerber, becoming the most popular ransomware of 2017. However, it appears Locky
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Enhancements Set PC Matic Further Apart from Competition PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic, PC Matic MSP and PC Matic Pro have made several updates over the last few months to their security solution. The recent changes made to the software include the ability to detect file-less ransomware. Traditional malware, including ransomware, required an executable
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ABCD Pediatrics Hit Twice by Cyber Criminals Another ransomware attack was reported, this time by ABCD Pediatrics, located in San Antonio, Texas. Ransomware reports have sadly become the norm lately, but this one is a bit different. Not only was the medical facility hit with ransomware, their IT department also reported unknown user IDs created,
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Ransomware Victim Pays $599 and Remained Hacked After clicking on a malicious ad, an Oahu man found himself the victim of a ransomware attack. The man clicked on the ad, to immediately have his files be encrypted by the cyber criminals. The ransomware message from the hackers, displayed a support phone number for the victim
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Are the Turks responsible for the ransomware hit on the Dutch Parliament? As previously reported, there has been some hostility overseas between Turkey and Germany and the Netherlands. Germany and the Netherlands have banned Turkish ministers from campaigning in their regions for an upcoming election. This ban has caused strains between the three areas, which
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Another Urology Clinic is Victimized In late 2016, the Metropolitan Urology Group was hit with ransomware. Now, Urology Austin, located in Austin, Texas, just released they were hit with ransomware on January 22, 2017. Ransomware, the malware that locks critical files and demands a payment from the victim to release the files, has been taking the
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Richmond Housing Agency Lost a Month’s Worth of Data The Richmond Housing Agency, in Indiana, was recently hit with a ransomware attack. The systems were infected in on February 27, 2017. The ransomware variant is believed to have ties back to India. After encrypting the housing agency’s systems, hackers demanded $8,000 to restore the company’s
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