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Regulatory Crackdown on Ransomware

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Dissent

Seetha Ramachandran, Nolan Goldberg and Hena M. Vora of Proskauer write: It is increasingly common for Ransomware attacks to be associated with large sophisticated cyber-criminal organizations, with a central entity providing the tools, training, and ability to collect ransoms and sending its “associates” out to cause harm. As long as victims continue to pay ransoms, Ransomware…

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Threat actors claim to have attacked City of Dade City, Florida

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dissent

From the this-doesn’t-bode-well department: Avaddon threat actors claim to have attacked the City of Dade City, Florida.  Although the city has not made any statement either denying or confirming any attack at the time of this posting, the attackers did post  some screenshots  of directories and files that seem consistent with their claims. The attackers…

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Huber & Suhner victim of cyber attack, production stands still

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dissent

Swiss iTMagazine reports (translated): The industrial company Huber & Suhner from Herisau was the victim of a cyber attack. All of the company’s production facilities are currently closed worldwide. Read more on Swiss itMagazine.  The attack was first reported on fuw.ch  h/t, @Chum1ng0

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Promutuel Assurance’s IT systems disabled by cyberattack

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dissent

Lyle Adriano reports: Promutuel Assurance has been the target of a cyberattack that made the company’s critical IT systems unavailable for use. The insurer said in a release that as soon as the incident was brought to its attention on Saturday it quickly had a team of experts conduct an in-depth investigation to find out…

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DE: Symrise impacted by ransomware attack

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Dissent

Symrise, a German manufacturer of flavors and fragrances used in products, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack.  The attack was reported by Handelsblatt, and brought to our attention by @Chum1ng0.  Unfortunately Google translate is giving me a bit of a headache with this one. That said, I do not see any ransom…

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TX: Weslaco ISD network hacked, FBI investigating

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Dissent

Elizabeth Gomez-Patino reports that Weslaco Independent School District was hit with a ransomware attack this morning.  A statement from the district reads: The Weslaco ISD computer network has been attacked by ransomware and the FBI is investigating the matter. We do not know the extent of the attack, and we are working to contain the…

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