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US farm loses $9 million in the aftermath of a ransomware attack

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A US farm lost a whopping $9 million due to a temporary shutdown of its farming operations following a ransomware attack earlier this year; the FBI said this week. The incident, which took place in January 2021 after hackers gained access to the farm’s internal network through compromised admin credentials, is part…

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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. But roughly two weeks ago, VIP72’s online storefront — which ironically enough has remained at the same U.S.-based Internet address for more than…

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Career Group, Inc. notifies more than 49,000 after paying ransom to threat actors

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Dissent

I haven’t seen any mention of this in news or on their web site, but Career Group Inc. suffered a ransomware attack recently and is notifying those impacted.  In a copy of the notification submitted to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, they report that on July 2, Career Group Companies detected potential unauthorized access to…

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Sturdy Hospital in Attleboro sued over data breach

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Dissent

George W. Rhodes reports: A class action lawsuit has been filed against Sturdy Memorial Hospital alleging it failed to properly protect personal patient information that was stolen in a ransomware attack earlier this year. […] “Defendant maintained and secured the PII (personally identifiable information) in negligent manner by failing to safeguard against ransomware attacks,” the…

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A holiday is coming, which means you may be more likely to be hit with a ransomware attack. Read the government’s advice.

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Dissent

It’s not really news that attackers may attack over a weekend when there are fewer IT people working to detect and respond to attacks. That’s also true for ransomware attacks.  Read the government’s new advisory and see if you can implement or prepare better for the possibility of a ransomware attack. Immediate Actions You Can…

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Switzerland: Citizen and municipality data published on Darknet

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Dissent

MRT reports: At the end of May, the municipal administration of the tranquil town of Rolle in French-speaking Switzerland was the victim of a cyber attack. This became known to the public recently through research on the news portal watson.ch. The result of the attack: The data of all residents and other documents have been…

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