Lawrence Abrams reports that Roanoke College in Virginia is delaying the start of spring semester while they continue to try to recover from what sounds like a ransomware attack. “On Saturday, Dec. 12, Roanoke College experienced a cyber event which impacts our ability to access files. The College’s IT staff disconnected the College’s network and…
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Update: Ransomware downed UVM Medical Center systems, but no payment made
Katie Jickling reports: University of Vermont Medical Center’s IT chief revealed Tuesday that it was a ransomware attack that downed the hospital’s online systems in October. Jickling’s article provides a helpful update from what happened to how things are going with restoration. The hit was obviously a serious one, as information on 1,300 servers was encrypted, and the…
KY: Jefferson County PVA office hit by ransomware attack
Chris Otts reports: The Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator‘s office has been hit by a ransomware attack, in which hackers are holding the agency’s data hostage for payment, PVA Colleen Younger said in an interview Monday. Younger told WDRB that the agency learned of the attack on Wednesday and had closed its office — where…
Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector:
NIST SP 1800-24 OCR is sharing the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s (NCCoE) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 1800-24, Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector. This practice guide can help HIPAA covered entities and their business associates implement current cybersecurity standards and best practices to…
WA: City of Ellensburg is the victim of a ransomware cyberattack
Dylan Carter reports that the city confirms it is the victim of a ransomware attack. The type of ransomware has not been named publicly, nor the amount of any ransom demand. The majority of the City of Ellensburg’s network drives and data cannot be accessed. With that being the case, all city departments are being…
Huntsville City School warns parents that personal info may have been stolen in ransomware attack
On December 1, Huntsville City Schools shut down classes for the day due to a ransomware threat. Now, after three weeks of investigating the situation, the district is warning parents about personal information being compromised in the attack. Megan Reyna of WAAY31 reports: School leaders say it is possible social security numbers and email addresses…