Le Dauphiné reports (translated): Like Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this Friday, hackers also targeted the computer system of the City of Morières-lès-Avignon. A complaint has not yet been filed but the gendarmes of the Avignon company are aware of this malicious act. In the other case, unnamed threat actors had demanded 500,000 euros for the decryption key — the same…
Category: Government Sector
VA staffer used medical records to stalk and harass female vet, lawmakers demand reforms
Leo Shane III reports: A group of 50 House lawmakers is demanding immediate improvements to the Department of Veterans Affairs system for investigating sexual harassment complaints after a woman was stalked and intimidated by a call center employee who used his post to look up her personal information. In a letter sent this week to VA…
Fr: City of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue victim of ransomware; won’t pay €500,000 demand
Daniel Morin reports (translation): This is the first time that the city of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Vaucluse) has been the victim of such a computer attack , undoubtedly from abroad. It was 4:42 am exactly this Friday morning when hackers broke into the community’s servers remotely. All files have been encrypted and have been unusable since. “…
CZ: Olomouc paralyzed by a cyberattack. All municipal services remain unavailable.
From translations of available sources, it appears that the municipality of was paralyzed by a cyber attack on April 7. The municipality estimated that it would take about 14 days to fully restore services. They do not indicate what kind of ransomware was involved or what demands were made. Read more on Olomouc.cz. Last April,…
MA: City of Lawrence hit with significant ransomware attack
Ted Daniel reports: 25 Investigates is confirming that the city of Lawrence has been hit with a significant ransomware attack. A source has told Boston 25 that major city services have been impacted and the FBI is now involved. Boston 25 reached out to the mayor’s office, but they have not responded. Read more on…
La Ville de Vallauris Golfe-Juan impacted by cyberattack
La Ville de Vallauris Golfe-Juan has become a victim of a cyberattack that impacted their mal servers. It was reported on the city’s official Facebook page . Translation: The city of Vallauris Golfe-Juan was the victim, last night, of a cyber attack on the town hall’s mail servers. As a precaution and security measure, all servers…