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Another California Medical Center Struck With Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / December 21, 2016

Ransomware Strikes Another California Medical Center This has been a rough year for California medical institutions being victimized by ransomware. Another medical facility, East Valley Community Health Center, located in West Covina was struck with ransomware in October of 2016. Reports by Health Data Management state the facilities computer systems were fixed within a day of the […]

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Ransomware Holds South Carolina Police Department Files Hostage

Kayla Elliott / December 21, 2016

Mount Pleasant Police Department, located in South Carolina, were the most recent victims of a ransomware attack. The infection took place on December 12, 2016. According to Post and Courier, the law enforcement agency was able to restore their files using their backup systems. Therefore, they did not end up paying the ransom demands. To

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Ransomware Strikes Arkansas Sheriff’s Office

Erin Allen / December 14, 2016

An Arkansas sheriff’s office became infected with ransomware, paying hackers a considerable amount to recover stolen files…

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Henry County Hit with Ransomware, Leaving 18,000 Voters as Victims

Erin Allen / December 8, 2016

Henry County, located in northwestern Ohio, was recently infected with ransomware, ultimately affecting nearly 18,000 voters in the area.

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Howard County Crippled by Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / December 1, 2016

Two separate malicious emails were sent to Howard County employees in November. However, it was not the emails that were dangerous, but the “tracking slips” they downloaded within the malicious emails that led to a massive ransomware infection. The Kokomo Perspective reported several employees were guilty of downloading these malicious attachments. Post infection, over 33,000

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Carleton University Corrupted with Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / December 1, 2016

Carleton University, located in Ontario, Canada was recently hit with ransomware. CBC News stated the extent of the attack is still unknown, as any system that gained access to the main network could’ve been impacted. The ransomware variant used to lock the schools files is not being reported. Current ransom demands for the decryption keys

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San Francisco Muni Losing Over $550K Daily After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / November 28, 2016

On November 25, 2016 San Francisco experienced a major ransomware attack that took down their Municipal Transportation Agency, also known as Muni. The ransomware took down over 2,000 Muni payment and scheduling systems. To accommodate the transportation needs of the San Francisco population, the city ordered all of the fare gates to be kept open.

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Bigfork School District Paralyzed by Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / November 28, 2016

Bigfork Schools located in Bigfork, Montana was recently infected with ransomware. The attack led the school’s files to be encrypted. School officials reported to the Billings Gazette that they hoped to have the files restored by this week to finish the grading period. The school did not disclose the ransom demand, or the malware variant

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Spencer Chamber of Commerce Infected With Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / November 18, 2016

In August, ransomware paralyzed the Spencer Chamber of Commerce, in Iowa. The infection was isolated to the Chamber; however, all of the Chamber’s computers run off of one server. Meaning, the infection in that one server, spread to all Chamber computers. Luckily, the infection did not spread to other city departments. The ransomware variant that

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Ransomware Riddles Texan Dermatology Clinic

Kayla Elliott / November 15, 2016

Seguin Dermatology Clinic, located in Seguin, Texas was hit with ransomware last Friday. According to Express News, confidential data was breached. This includes names, social security numbers and billing codes for medical services. At this time, it is unknown how many patient records were accessed. However, the clinic did notify patients of the security breach

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