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How 4 IT technicians saved an Arizona hospital from ransomware

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dissent

Jeanette Hinkle of the Arizona Republic reports: Mike Nelson often comes to work early, around 6 a.m., so it was Nelson who first discovered the message. Nelson, an information-technology technician for Wickenburg Community Hospital, found it glowing on a computer screen in the emergency department. In Times New Roman font was the word “Ryuk.” In the bottom left corner of the…

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IT experts from Dallas, Bowling Green assist DCPL with ongoing ransomware attack

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dissent

This report was filed by Katie Pickens late Monday night: Daviess County Public Library is still experiencing the effects of a ransomware attack that first targeted the facility in April. The ransomware attack has limited access to some of DCPL’s computers at least twice in three months because the original issue was not fully resolved….

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Tangipahoa Schools in La. Discover Possible Cybersecurity Breach

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dissent

Tangipahoa Parish School System phone lines and email will be offline for the most part on Monday as a precaution after district officials discovered a potential cybersecurity issue on their network Sunday evening. Tangipahoa School Superintendent Melissa Stilley said the issue appears to be similar to problems experienced in several district offices. Last week, the Governor of…

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Syracuse ransomware attack: School district expects to pay $50,000, insurance pays rest

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Dissent

James T. Mulder reports: The Syracuse City School District expects to pay a $50,000 insurance deductible to restore its computer system which was hit by a ransomware attack more than two weeks ago. The district did not say if the insurance carrier paid a ransom to attackers. The insurance carrier, who the district did not…

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Morehouse Parish School Board member talks about what happened

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Dissent

Mya Hudgins reports: A State of Emergency has been issued by Governor John Bel Edwards regarding cybersecurity. This ongoing cybersecurity attack has effected multiple local government agencies– including Monroe schools and the Morehouse Parish School District. On July 8th- there was a computer system disruption in Monroe City Schools. The district is scanning every computer…

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Second entity in Mobile, Alabama hit with ransomware

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Dissent

Nicole Fierro reports that in addition to the Springhill Medical Center, steel Blastech Mobile has also been crippled by a ransomware attack.  According to an employee interviewed by NBC: “They actually told us we’ve been cyber attacked and somebody has money held over our CEO’s head,” they said, adding “I don’t know the exact amount…

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