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Muhstik Ransomware Victim Hacks Back, Releases Decryption Keys

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

Yes, I know law enforcement always publicly advises against hacking back, but sometimes you just want to cheer when hacking back thwarts the bad guys. Lawrence Abrams reports: A victim of the Muhstik Ransomware has hacked back against his attackers and released close to 3,000 decryption keys for victims along with a free decryptor to…

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528K Patients Impacted by Months-Long North Florida OB-GYN Hack

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

Jessica Davis reports: The North Florida OB-GYN in Jacksonville, part of Woman’s Care Florida, recently began notifying 528,188 patients of a months-long cyber incident that potentially breached their health information. First discovered on July 27, officials said they determined certain parts of their computer systems were impacted by a cyber incident that began on or…

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NE: CHI Health says ransomware incident may have exposed info of patients at Lakeside Hospital’s orthopedic clinic

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Dissent

Not sure how I missed this one, but I did, it seems.  Note that CHI Health stands for Catholic Health Initiative. They are a non-profit organization headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. On September 28, Jessica Wade reported: A CHI Health clinic sent letters to patients Friday informing them that their personal information may have been exposed…

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McAlisters Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s Notice of Data Breach to Consumers

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Dissent

October 2, 2019 Notice of Payment Card Security Incident California residents please click here McAlister’s Deli values the relationship we have with our customers and understands the importance of protecting payment card information. We initially notified our customers on August 20, 2019 that we were investigating a payment card security incident involving some of our…

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DCH Healthcare Systems pays hacker to end ransomware attack

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Dissent

Pat Duggins reports a follow-up on the DCH Hospital system ransomware incident that resulted in the hospitals turning patients away: The DCH Hospital system in west central Alabama may be accepting new patients as soon as Monday after resolving a ransomware attack. The Associated Press and the Tuscaloosa News report the three-hospital network paid a…

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Hacker shuts down Spanish city’s computer sytem and demands bitcoin ransom

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Dissent

AFP reports: A hacker has taken over the computer system of the southern Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera and is demanding a ransom paid in bitcoin to unlock it, local officials said Friday. The cyber attack, which has caused outages of services offered through the city’s website, began on Tuesday night, a municipal…

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