From the FBI: In 2007, an Ohio woman wired thousands of dollars to an eBay seller thinking she was buying a used car. The car never arrived. When she went to her local police department, the listing did not appear on the officers’ computers. That’s because the woman was on a fraudulent version of the…
Category: Malware
IN: South Adams Schools hit with ransomware cyber-attack
WANE reports: The South Adams Schools district is dealing with a ransomware cyber-attack that took place overnight. Administrators informed staff Thursday morning according to a press release posted on the district website. All the district’s systems were shut down and normal operations won’t resume until further notice according to the release. Read more on WANE.
Butler County Community College recovering from ransomware attack
Ryan Saeler reports: Butler County Community College is well on the way to a complete recovery from a ransomware attack over the weekend that encrypted and disabled file systems. According to BC3 Director of Information Technology Matt Miller, no personal information of students, staff, faculty, or administrators was compromised during this incident. Read more on…
ISS World “malware attack” leaves employees offline
Naked Security reports: Global facilities company ISS World, headquartered in Denmark, has shuttered most of its computer systems worldwide after suffering what it describes as a “security incident impacting parts of the IT environment.” The company’s website currently shows a holding page, with no clickable links on it Read more on NakedSecurity.
Maroof International Hospital Hit with Severe Ransomware Attack
Raza Rizvi reports: Maroof International Hospital Islamabad’s entire computer network has been compromised in the wake of a massive ransomware attack. Maroof is one of the most expensive private hospitals in Islamabad According to Maroof officials, the ransomware attack targeted the hospital’s servers on February 13. Read more on ProPakistani.
NY: Computer breach exposes Community Care Physicians patients’ info
Eric Anderson reports: A number of Community Care Physicians patients may have had their protected health information, date of birth, and insurance coverage exposed during a hack of computers at Albany-based accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs. Those affected were first notified by letter from BST on Tuesday. BST said the computer virus was active…