Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ukrainian police have arrested a 42-old-man on charges of infecting over 2,000 users across 50 countries with the DarkComet remote access trojan (RAT). The man was arrested this week after police executed a search warrant at his residence in the city of Lviv, in Western Ukraine. Read more on ZDNet.
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MI: Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools recovering from ransomware attack
Brian Bliss reports that Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools (JLAS) in Michigan fell victim to a ransomware attack. The type of ransomware was not reported, nor the amount of the ransom (which the district and their insurer paid). Read more about the incident on Gaylord Herald Times.
IE: Tullamore hospital hit by ransomware attack
The Irish Examiner reports: Dublin Midlands Hospital Group has confirmed an isolated ransomware attack at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore yesterday. There was no impact on patient care following the attack, which affected the Laboratory Information System. There is also no evidence of other parts of the wider health service being affected by the…
Heads up, folks
Fake Black Friday apps and websites are now out in full force.
Family Tree Relief Nursery notifies families of ransomware attack
Some 2,000 clients of Albany-based nonprofit Family Tree Relief Nursery were notified by mail Thursday that unauthorized persons had accessed the organization’s computer programs between June and August. Executive Director Renee Smith said the organization’s computer was hacked by ransomware in late August. The incident briefly prevented staff from accessing client information. […] Smith recommended…
Media Prima Locked Out By Ransomware – 1,000 Bitcoins In Ransom Demanded: Report
Vijandren reports: Reports are emerging today that Media Prima Berhad, a public-listed Media powerhouse in Malaysia has had its systems locked out by a ransomware attack. The report, quoting an inside source by the Edge Financial Daily claims that “the whole Media Prima group’s computer systems have been breached and infected with a ransomware over…