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NY: Hackers hit upstate municipalities with ransomware

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Dissent

In the context of a ransomware story, Brian Tumulty reports: A top Justice Department official told senators at a Wednesday hearing that more than 7,600 ransomware complaints were received by the Internet Crime Complaint Center operated by the FBI between 2005 and 2015. Nearly one-third involved incidents that occurred last year alone. “Victims reported losses totaling…

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MI: Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies notified 4,082 patients after discovering malware

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Dissent

Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies in Michigan is notifying 4,082 patients after discovering that malware had been injected into their system in November, 2015. Here is there notification posted to their web site today: On March 19, 2016, Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies (“CCBT” or “we”) learned that CCBT’s server was accessed by unauthorized users –…

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El Dorado Hills accountant to notify clients after discovering malware on system

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Dissent

Lynn Talbot, Jr., CPA, CVA is notifying clients after discovering malware on his system. In a letter that will be going out to clients next week, Talbot explains: On April 19, 2016, I detected suspicious activity on a work computer. I immediately took the computer off-line and contacted our IT consultant. The consultant has confirmed unusual…

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Update on Wendy’s breach

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dissent

Wendy’s issued its first quarter report for 2016 this week, and a section of its press release on the report addresses its data breach: Update on investigation into unusual credit card activity As previously reported, the Company engaged cybersecurity experts earlier this year to conduct a comprehensive investigation into unusual credit card activity at some Wendy’s restaurants….

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YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Banned It (UPDATED)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dissent

William Turton reports: Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. According to the email sent in late April by the House’s Technology Service Desk, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks sent through Gmail, YahooMail, and other public email services. Ransomware…

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Breach at vendor’s results in Mayfield Brain & Spine patients receiving emails containing malware

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Dissent

CINCINNATI, OH: On February 23, 2016, many people began receiving a fraudulent email titled “Important Information: invoice 11471” from an unauthorized person who had accessed Mayfield Brain & Spine’s account at an outside vendor. This email was not sent by Mayfield. Mayfield notified recipients of the malicious email as soon as possible that same day,…

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