From the Kaspersky Team, this useful alert: We have written on numerous occasions about how easy it is to inadvertently pick up some nasty stuff when you try to download popular TV shows or game cheats. However, cybercriminals do not just limit themselves to entertainment products. You can also stumble upon a virus when looking…
Category: Malware
Update on Baltimore’s ransomware attack
Dan Kobialka reports: Baltimore city officials last week agreed to transfer $6 million from a fund for parks and public facilities to help cover “remediation and hardening” costs associated with a May 2019 ransomware attack, according to The Baltimore Sun. In addition, Baltimore officials last month said they are considering purchasing cyber insurance, The Baltimore…
Ransomware attack impacts hundreds of dental offices
Cassidy Williams reports: Hundreds of dental offices across the country were targeted in a ransomware attack. PerCSoft, IT company that was attacked, is based out of West Allis. It wasn’t immediately clear whether patient data, including Social Security numbers, was compromised. Read more on Fox6. As Catalin Cimpanu reported on ZDNet, PerCSoft collaborated with The…
Madison County parents concerned after social media post about school district hack
Sydney Martin reports: The Facebook post of a former Huntsville school board member has grabbed the attention of many parents. Pam Hill’s post Thursday warns that an Alabama school system was hacked. She said in the post parent, teacher and student information was stolen. She also said the ransom was paid. Hill won’t say which…
How sweet it is(n’t): Chocolatier announces breach
Their press release: KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 30, 2019 — Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC (Russell Stover) recently became aware of a data security incident potentially affecting certain data from payment cards used for purchases at Russell Stover retail stores during a limited timeframe. It is important to note that, at this time, there is no…
CT: Ransomware Attack Targets Wolcott Public Schools
Kristen Johnson reports that Wolcott Public Schools in Connecticut has not fully recovered from a ransomware attack at the end of the last year school and they are now planning to pay some ransom to get the decryption key to files that they have been unable to recover via their own means. Read more on…