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Could an ex-employee be planting ransomware on your firm’s network?

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Dissent

We’ve all seen too many instances where vengeful former employees have tried to sabotage their former employer’s network.  Even when their employers remember to revoke access for the individual, they often find other ways in — like using a former colleague’s credentials or having previously created another user on the system with credentials. But would…

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Villefranche-sur-Saône hospital victim of a computer attack

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Dissent

L’Obs with AFP report: After that of Dax , the Villefranche-sur-Saône (Rhône) hospital center announced on Monday February 15 that it was the victim of a  “major”  computer attack , detected at 4:30 am. This attack by the RYUK crypto-virus (a  “ransomware”  )  “strongly impacts”  the sites of Villefranche, Tarare and Trévoux of the North West Hospital,…

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Hacker attack on the Urological Clinic Munich Planegg

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Dissent

Martin Bernstein reports (translation): The Urological Clinic Munich Planegg(UKMP) and its patients recently fell victim to a hacker attack. This emerges from an information letter that the clinic sent out to patients in early February. It is obliged to do so according to the General Data Protection Regulation. The cyber attack occurred in mid-January. The clinic management did not respond to a…

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Egregor ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Members of the Egregor ransomware cartel have been arrested this week in Ukraine, French radio station France Inter reported on Friday, citing law enforcement sources. […] According to the France Inter report, the arrested suspects are believed to some of these “affiliates” (or partners) of the Egregor gang, which help prop up…

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Threat actors claim to have stolen Jones Day files; law firm remains quiet

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Dissent

Over on AdvIntel, Tyler Combs has a post about threat actors attacking law firms. Many of us are already aware of a number of law firms who have been attacked and who have had their firm’s files dumped publicly when they refused to pay ransom demands, but if the biggest law firms fall prey, what…

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NC: Central Piedmont Community College impacted by ransomware attack

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Dissent

Central Piedmont Community College experienced a ransomware attack that they first disclosed on February 10. Here is their most recent update: Central Piedmont Community College has experienced a ransomware attack, which was discovered Wednesday evening, Feb. 10. The college’s Information Technology Services (ITS) staff worked tirelessly through the night to take the college’s critical systems…

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