The Telegraph recently reported another ransomware attack, this time taking down an Illinois police department. Roxana Police Department is remaining tight-lipped regarding the issue, but did confirm their systems have been infected with ransomware. However, here is what we don’t know: When the attack took place How the ransomware got onto the police department’s systems The […]
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Ransomware Attacks Blew Up 2016 Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts your data, refusing to unlock it until the payment demands are met. Unfortunately, decrypting your files can be incredibly difficult, if not impossible. Leaving few ways to fix your PC after infection. Some victims end up paying the ransom demands to get
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According to Mirror, UK City Council located in Tiverton has just lost two years worth of data after a town clerk, John Vanderwolfe, clicked on a malicious attachment. Vanderwolfe stated clicking on the link was a lapse in judgement. He said instead of populating the data he expected after clicking the link, it just came up as a
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Ransomware Hit County Government Hard… After a vicious ransomware attack, the Licking County websites, phones, computers and county’s network have been taken offline. The systems are projected to remain offline until the end of this week. The problem was discovered Tuesday evening, and critical systems were immediately taken offline. The specific ransomware variant is not being disclosed,
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In November, 2016, a professor at California nursing school, Gurnick Acadamy, was attempting to access his lectures. The lectures were saved on an external storage device, which he plugged into his work PC. It was then, he realized his lectures were gone. Completely encrypted. He contacted the school’s IT department for assistance. Luckily, the IT department worked not
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Hackers Paid to Restore System After Ransomware Locks Guests Out of Rooms Top European hotel, Romantik Seehotel Jägerwirt, located in Austria, was recently infected with ransomware. The variant, although unknown, took complete control of the hotel’s day-to-day operations. This included not only encrypting hotel files, but also interrupting their electronic key system for guest rooms. Due to
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Surveillance Cameras Infected With Ransomware Days before Trump’s inauguration, the Metropolitan Police Department discovered 123 surveillance cameras were inoperable due to two separate ransomware infections. The infections were found on January 12th and by January 15th the systems had been restored. Investigators resolved the issues by identifying and disconnecting the infected devices. All of the
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The threat of ransomware continues to grow on a daily basis. Hackers are aware of this, and continue creating new ransomware variants to victimize new individuals. It is now clear, just the thought of being infected has become enough to pay. “Bluff” Ransomware Who would’ve predicted cyber criminals would just send the ransom note, without actually infecting
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Cockrell Hill Police Department Takes Massive Hit Cockrell Hill Police Department, located in Cockrell Hill, Texas, has recently lost eight years of police evidence after a ransomware attack. According to Bleeping Computer, the attack was discovered on December 12, 2016. The ransomware variant used to encrypt the police department’s data is not being disclosed. The police
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The Rise of Ransomware report has been released, and the details regarding the impact of ransomware on SMEs is incredibly shocking. The details were laid out in an article by ZDNet. According to ZDNet, 68% of SMEs considered themselves vulnerable, if not very vulnerable to a ransomware attack. However, the knowledge of the threat has
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