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WA: Aberdeen hospital’s computers struck by ransomware hack attack

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Dissent

KOMO in Washington reports on a ransomware incident originally discovered in June, and first mentioned in the media on July 24. A ransomware attack by hackers has scrambled data on computer systems at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, including patient health information, officials said Wednesday. The attack, which is designed to block the hospital’s…

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Indian Army detects cybersecurity breach in Northern Command officer’s computer

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Dissent

ANI News reports that a senior Indian Army intelligence officer detected a cybersecurity breach in a computer connected to the Army’s intranet. Investigators are now trying to determine how the malware was injected.  

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Township of Maplewood, NJ Provides Media Notification of Data Security Incident

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Dissent

MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 7, 2019 The Police Department to the Township of Maplewood, NJ (“Maplewood Township”) is providing notice of suspicious activity that was discovered and remediated from the Police Department network. Upon discovery of the activity, Maplewood Township commenced an immediate investigation into the event, which included working with a leading third-party forensic investigation…

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Broken Arrow Schools Victim Of Ransomware Attack

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Dissent

Justin Shrair reports: Broken Arrow Public Schools network and servers have been hit by ransomware. The district said they have contacted the FBI and that cyber security experts are working to try and fix the issue. An investigation is underway to try and figure out who sent the ransomware. Read more on News6.

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GermanWiper ransomware hits Germany hard, destroys files, asks for ransom

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Dissent

If you ever needed just a teensy bit more motivation to get moving on backing up your data and testing it for an emergency, Catalin Cimpanu reports: For the past week, a new ransomware strain has been wreaking havoc across Germany. Named GermanWiper, this ransomware doesn’t encrypt files but instead it rewrites their content with…

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AL: Houston County Schools pushes school start back further

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Dissent

WTVY reports: Houston County Schools announced their second delay to the start of the school year. Students will now report back on Monday, August 12. Open House will be held on Thursday, August 8 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. The delay is due to continued problems caused by a malware attack on the system’s…

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