Steven Martinez reports: The village recently paid an unidentified hacker a $2,000 ransom to decrypt its computer system after a hack in late November that left some residents’ personal information exposed. Village President Richard Lartz said Thursday, Dec. 7, that the hack “totally encrypted” Nashotah’s computer files, making them inaccessible to staff. He said the only information that…
Category: Malware
Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS data hacked, encrypted with ransomware
Parker Perry reports: The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is without years of data after its server was breached and encrypted with ransomware. Chief Elmer Beard said the virus was found in August and the department has tried to work out solutions to get the information unencrypted. The hackers demanded payment for the…
MN: Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Minneapolis warns clients of data breach
KARE reports: A Twin Cities fertility clinic is warning clients about a data security incident that may have put personal information at risk. CCRM Minneapolis, which is located in Edina, says the clinic’s servers were targeted by a ransomware attack on October 3, which triggered an investigation to determine if sensitive information had been put at…
Man who tried to free friend by hacking into prison system, gets caught, and yeah…. now he’s likely to join his friend inside
Iain Thomson reports: A Michigan man who hacked into his local prison’s computing system to gain early release for a friend is facing his own time inside after getting caught. Konrads Voits, 27, pled guilty to hacking charges after installing malware on the Washtenaw County government computer system in an attempt to get a friend…
More than two years after compromise, Combat Brands was still battling malware?
First, there was this: On January 25, 2017, Combat Brands began investigating some unusual activity reported by its credit card processor. Combat Brands immediately began to work with third-party forensic experts to investigate these reports and to identify any signs of compromise on its systems. On February 23, 2017, Combat Brands discovered that it was…
State Ag Dept.: East Texas school districts among those affected by ransomware
Meredith Shamburger reports: Several East Texas school districts have been affected by a computer security breach, with students’ personal information potentially being compromised, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana ISD, Ore City ISD, Gilmer ISD, Gladewater ISD, Harleton ISD, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack ISD,…