According to BNA, cyber criminals gained access to a pension plans affiliated with Missouri-based Schnucks, Dierbergs Markets and Shop ‘n Save supermarkets. This hack impacted over 18,000 files, although the information retrieved by the hackers is unknown. Collin Reischman, a spokesman for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655 in Ballwin, Missouri reported the organization has […]
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Update: After five days of battling to get systems back up and running, Madison County has paid the ransom demands to regain access. Herald Bulletin reported, the county was encouraged to pay the ransom amount by their insurance provider, who paid the $28,000 demand. The county was left paying the insurance deductible, along with $17,500
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Computer Virus Update: As of November 2nd, NHS is still struggling to get their systems up and running as normal. According to Graham Cluley, outpatient and diagnostic procedures were cancelled for today, with the exception of a few select services. NHS Trust canceled all operations at three hospitals after a computer virus spread throughout their systems.
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A ransomware attack stuck three Rainbow Children’s Clinic locations in Texas in August. Over 33,000 patients who have rendered services at these facilities, have had their information compromised. The clinic is offering free credit monitoring services to those who have been impacted. Information Management reported some files have been completely lost due to the ransomware corruption.
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Hutchinson Community Foundation recovered from a ransomware attack, to find the criminals hacked their data too… On September 19, 2016, Hutchinson Community Foundation, in Hutchinson, Kansas, found out they had been hacked. Not only had they been hacked, but they were hit a ransomware attack. Ransomware is the malware that will encrypt users files, locking them until
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The National Health Service remains the main ransomware target… NHS has been identified as the primary ransomware target for quite some time. Several reports have suggested multiple ransomware attacks on the NHS, and a recent study suggests that won’t be slowing down anytime soon. With a 400% increase in ransomware attacks, the NHS needs to
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Ransomware infections are spreading from coast to coast… Marin Healthcare District Marin Healthcare District (MHD), located in Greenbrae, California was paralyzed after a ransomware attack that occurred in late July. It is reported the infection stemmed from another attack that hit Marin Medical Practice Concepts in July as well. MHD computers were down for a period
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Yuba City was hit with ransomware yet again…
Yuba City Taken Offline For 14 Hours After Ransomware Infection Read More »
State Forest Department of India was left offline after ransomware struck their systems…
State Forest Department of India Paralyzed After Ransomware Attack Read More »
Crow Wing County, located in Brainerd, Minnesota, was hit with ransomware…
Ransomware Recovery Was Better Than Hoped For Crow Wing County Read More »