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Metropolitan Urology Group Suffers Breach Due to Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / March 17, 2017

Metropolitan Urology Group Found Patient Information Leaked During Ransomware Attack In November, 2016, the Metropolitan Urology Group (MUG) was hit with a ransomware attack. Two months later, in January, 2017, MUG discovered the hackers obtained private, patient information during the attack. The patients impacted are those who rendered services between 2003 and 2010. The information exposed […]

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Cyber Security Hygiene Affects Network and Endpoint Security with Application Whitelisting

Appropriate Defense Against Ransomware is Not Backups

Kayla Elliott / March 16, 2017

The Today Show featured another piece on cyber security today, this time discussing ransomware. During which, Tom Costello claimed the best way to protect yourself from a ransomware attack is to back up your data. This cannot be further from the truth. First of all, backups do not protect you from becoming a victim of ransomware. It can be

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Wood River Police Department Catches Ransomware Before Major Issues Presented

Kayla Elliott / March 9, 2017

Wood River Police Department of Illinois Hit With Ransomware According to The Telegraph, on March 5, 2017 the Wood River Police Department was hit with a malicious phishing attack that included ransomware. The phishing attack was successful, infecting one computer. However, the issues that presented after the attack set off red flags for the officers.

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State Senate Crippled After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / March 5, 2017

PA State Senate Ransomware Attack Pennsylvania senators were unable to access their computer networks and data after ransomware took over the Pennsylvania Senate’s computer systems. According to 10 TV, the attack hasn’t affected the state’s networks, which are separate from the Senate’s computers. The ransomware variant that successfully infiltrated the Senate’s system is not being disclosed, nor

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Corporations Boost Bitcoin Supply in Preparation for Ransomware Attacks

Kayla Elliott / March 3, 2017

Companies Are Prepping to Pay Cyber Criminals According to Coin Telegraph, many corporations are preparing for ransomware attacks by increasing their supply of the non-traceable currency, bitcoins. Since bitcoins are not traceable, it is typically the currency of choice by hackers. Am I the only one who thinks this is absolutely absurd? Malware attacks of

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Two Ransomware Attacks Overrun MySQL Database

Kayla Elliott / February 27, 2017

According to Network World a recent ransomware attack was initiated on February 12, 2017, which completely overran MySQL Database. The attack originated from an IP address located in the Netherlands. The attack lead to thousands upon thousands of databases being erased and replaced with a .2 bitcoin ($234) ransom demand. Although the demand is not painstakingly

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Fake Adobe Update Leads to Support Scam With Ransomware Ties

Kayla Elliott / February 27, 2017

Support Scam With Ransomware Ties Another support scam has evolved, tying in the concept of ransomware to increase their payday. The malicious attack occurs after the user chooses to download a fake Adobe update, or clicks on a malicious ad. Upon doing so, the computer will begin executing a malicious “update”, which results in the

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15% of PC Experts Don’t Know What Ransomware Is

Kayla Elliott / February 22, 2017

In a recent survey conducted by PC Matic, participants were asked to self-identify their computer skills. Below is a break down of the participants: PC Experts Aren’t Aware of #1 Cyber Threat Out of the 19% of self-identified PC experts, 15% of them reported not being aware of what ransomware is. Could it be possible

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Bingham County Struggles to Recover After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / February 20, 2017

Bingham County Taken Offline After Ransomware Attack Bingham County of Idaho continues to struggle to get all of their systems back online after ransomware hit their systems last Wednesday. On February 15, 2017 the county first discovered the ransomware. Every county office has been impacted in some way, whether it is their phones, database, or

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75% of Ransomware Developed Has Russian Ties

Kayla Elliott / February 14, 2017

Russians Lead In Ransomware Development Russian based security company, Kaspersky, has confirmed 75% of crypto ransomware was developed by Russians or Russian-speaking individuals. To some, that may be surprising. For others, it may validate what they’ve assumed all along. According to Computing, there were 47 crypto ransomware variants that were developed by Russians or Russian-speaking individuals in 2016. All

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