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Ransomware

February 18th Wasn’t a Good Day For These Two…

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Augustana College and Southeastern Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence Suffer Cyber Attacks On February 18, 2019, Augustana College, located in Illinois, and the Southeastern Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (SCADD), in Connecticut, suffered ransomware attacks. The exact variant of malware that infected each organization’s networks has not been disclosed. Therefore, it is impossible […]

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The City of Washington Is Still Down After Ransomware Corrupted Its Network

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Ransomware Hit Another Municipality, This Time Its the City of Washington On May 5, 2019, the city of Washington, located in Pennsylvania, became the latest municipality to be victimized by ransomware. The City’s networks were infected with an unknown ransomware variant that has left their systems down for a week post-infection. City Councilman, Joseph Manning

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Dharma Creators Use ESET Antivirus Removal Tool to Spread Ransomware

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Advancing the infection method, or the coding within the ransomware itself is not new news. It’s a necessity if hackers want to continue infecting victims. However, using a legitimate antivirus tool to trick users into installing the ransomware, takes it to the next level. Hackers Exploit ESET Removal Tool According to security researchers, the creators

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The City of Baltimore Suffers Second Ransomware Attack

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Baltimore City Computers Hacked — Again Baltimore city government computers suffered outages on Tuesday after the city fell victim to a cyber attack. Early Tuesday morning, city computers were found riddled with RobbinHood, the same ransomware variant that took down the City of Greenville last month. The exact intrusion method is unclear, however IT staff

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MegaCortex, The World’s Newest Ransomware Threat

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Latest Ransomware, MegaCortex, Spreads Across The Globe A new ransomware variant, deemed MegaCortex, has been found targeting organizations in the U.S., Canada, France, Netherlands, Ireland, and Italy. This particular ransomware uses a dual approach, deploying both automated and manual components in an attempt to infect as many people as possible. MegaCortex was first found in

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“I Do Not Want The Information About Ransomware Being Made Public…”

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Potter County Riddled with Ransomware An unknown ransomware variant has infiltrated the IT systems of Potter County, Texas. The cyber attack has been impacting county networks for approximately the last two weeks. The details released to the public regarding this cyber attack have been minimal, and now we know why. Potter County Judge Nancy Tanner

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Daviess County Library Paralyzed Post-Ransomware Infection

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Daviess County Library of Kentucky Reports Cyber Attack Kentucky’s Daviess County Library, located in Owensboro, was recently hit with a cyber attack. Hackers were able to infiltrate the library’s network and spread an unknown ransomware variant. Upon the encryption of the library’s files, hackers made a ransom demanded of $40,000. According to 14 News, library

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Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware Price Tag Reaches $52M for Norwegian Aluminum Maker

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Downtime, Lost Profits and Remediation Costs Reach $52 Million for Norsk Hydro The Norwegian aluminum maker, Norsk Hydro, is still suffering the aftermath of a ransomware attack that riddled its networks early last month.  The ransomware variant, LockerGoga, initially infiltrated the company’s networks through their Active Directory.  This allowed for the malicious software to quickly

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New York Newspaper Can’t Print Sunday’s Paper Due to Ransomware

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Watertown Daily Times of New York Unable to Print Sunday’s Paper After Ransomware Infection The Watertown Daily Times, a daily newspaper published in Watertown, New York was targeted by cybercriminals over the weekend. Hackers were able to access the newspaper’s networks and infect their systems with the ransomware variant, Ryuk. The cyber attack, which officials

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