Catalin Cimpanu reports: ESET researchers have tracked down the author of a recent wave of Android adware to a university student living in Hanoi, Vietnam. The student is the author of at least 42 Android apps that have been uploaded on the official Google Play Store. The apps, installed more than eight million times, contained…
Category: Malware
Cluley: “Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea”
I usually don’t link to podcasts, but this one was especially good, I thought, as an analysis of what happened in Baltimore’s ransomware incident. And I am glad to hear Graham say what I have said a number of times: “Sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea.” You can hear the podcast here. I…
Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust
Brian Krebs reports: Business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is still recovering from a ransomware attack that began last week. The company said it is in the final stages of bringing all of its systems back online from backups. With more than 550 employees, Lawrence Township, N.J.-based Billtrust is a cloud-based service that lets customers view invoices, pay, or…
Ransomware attack cripples San Bernardino City Unified School District’s computer system
KABC reports that as of yesterday, the San Bernardino City Unified School District was still having issues gaining access to its computer network after it was hit in a ransomware attack. A pop-up message was displaying on the district’s website, which stated that student and parent data was secure, school phone lines are working, but…
Major German manufacturer still down a week after getting hit by ransomware
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Pilz, one of the world’s largest producers of automation tools, has been down for more than a week after suffering a ransomware infection. “Since Sunday, October 13, 2019, all servers and PC workstations, including the company’s communication, have been affected worldwide,” the Germany-based company wrote on its website. Read more on ZDNet.
SC: Ransomware attack may be affecting 911, emergency dispatch in Jasper Co.
Kristen Rary reports: Earlier this week it was confirmed Jasper County had a cyber attack on their countywide systems, including email and emergency response systems. At that time, county officials said 911 and emergency dispatch services were not having any issues as a result of the cyberware attack. Now, that may not be the case….