Sergiu Gatlan reports: Malicious DICOM files can be crafted to contain both CT and MRI scan imaging data and potentially dangerous PE executables, a process which can be used by threat actors to hide malware inside seemingly harmless files. Cylera’s Markel Picado Ortiz achieved this by taking advantage of a DICOM format design flaw which…
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Ca: Personal information safe after cyber-attack: Stratford city hall officials
Terry Bridge reports: Stratford city hall was the target of an apparent cyber-attack, but officials do not believe personal information was compromised. The city first acknowledged the incident in a Sunday night in a Facebook post. Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson said Monday the city has determined it was a ransomware attack, but IT staff “found…
UT: Ransomware attack hits Garfield County, shutting off its computer access for weeks
Ben Winslow reports: A ransomware attack hit Garfield County’s computer systems, crippling them for weeks before they were able to pay to get access to their own data, officials confirmed to FOX 13. “All of our data had been taken,” Garfield County Attorney Barry Huntington said of the recent data breach. Someone clicked on a…
Virobot Ransomware Is A Multi-Tasking Menace
If ransomware is a cybercriminal’s friend, the new ransomware called Virobot, is their best friend – ever. Discovered just last month, Virobot is a one-stop-shop malware that uses ransomware, keylogging, and botnets – a triple threat. Traditionally, ransomware attacks enter through opened phishing emails and clicked attachments. It then it freezes computers and encrypts their…
Romanian hackers found guilty in Ohio federal court of victimizing thousands with malware
Eric Heisig reports the follow-up on a case previously noted on this site: Two Romanian hackers were founded guilty Thursday of launching a series of sophisticated malware attacks that infected the computers of thousands of people around the world. Bogdan Nicolescu and Radu Miclaus were each convicted on 20 charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to…
NC: Greenville officials: City’s network infected with ransomware virus
Greenville officials have determined the City’s network has become infected with a ransomware virus. Read more on WNCT