Donna McCollum and Jeff Wright report: Nacogdoches Independent School District and the city of Garrison are working together to determine whether both entities were hit by the same ransomware attack in recent days. Russell Wright, the mayor of Garrison, said the city shut down several computers Monday when signs of an attack appeared. By Wednesday,…
Category: Malware
Attacked by ransomware, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group refused to pay ransom and restored from backups
On January 9, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group posted a breach notice on their website. Today, the incident, which they reported to HHS on January 28, was added to HHS’s breach tool. From the provider’s notice: Central Kansas Orthopedic Group (“CKOG”) recently discovered that an unauthorized party or group gained access to its computer system. CKOG…
MA: Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s hit by ransomware attack
Boston25 News reports: A malware attack has disabled a computer system with Children’s Hospital affiliates, according to a spokesperson. The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC) reported a large outage affecting more than 500 primary care doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the state. The outage is only affecting offices that are affiliated with…
Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services hit by Ryuk ransomware on Christmas Eve
A Public Notice by Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services of February 5 begins: The purpose of this communication is to post notice that Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, [MCLSC/NMRLS] has been the victim of a ransomware computer system attack that has resulted in…
Ransomware Attacks Are Causing Cyber Insurance Rates to Go Through the Roof; Premiums up as Much as 25 Percent
Scott Ikeda reports: After a brief lull, ransomware attacks have roared back as a major and persistent security problem in the past year. These attacks have become so frequent and so widespread that cyber insurance rates are spiking, with Reuters reporting some premiums increasing as much as 25% in price. Read more on CPOMagazine.
FBI warns about ongoing attacks against software supply chain companies
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The FBI has sent a security alert to the US private sector about an ongoing hacking campaign that’s targeting supply chain software providers, ZDNet has learned. The FBI says hackers are attempting to infect companies with the Kwampirs malware, a remote access trojan (RAT). “Software supply chain companies are believed to be…