On March 30, they wrote: Exercising an abundance of caution, computer systems at King’s Daughters’ Health were intentionally shut down on Wednesday morning after a single-user’s files were infected with a ransomware virus known as Locky. At this time, all patient data remains secure and has not been affected or compromised, according to Linda Darnell,…
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TX: Alto city office battles ransomware issue
Ransomware continues to hit smaller entities and not just big hospital systems. Jo Anne Embleton reports: Being struck by a software virus is every computer user’s worst fear, including Alto city officials, who are now having to deal with the aftermath of a ransomware virus. Earlier this month, the city utilities office was hit by…
MedStar Health hit by virus affecting system
So no sooner do I get done updating the Mercy Iowa City breach that involved a virus infection of their system, then I see that MedStar Health in Washington also suffered a breach due to virus infection. John Cox of Washington Post reported: A virus infected the computer system of MedStar Health on Monday, forcing…
Ransomware hits Rockville restaurant and others
Stephanie Gailhard reports that Hard Times Café in Rockville, Maryland and 8 other businesses got hit with ransomware on Sunday. The ransom demand for the restaurant? $10,000 according to owner Bob Howard. But he says he’s not paying.
Mercy Iowa City and Mercy Clinic notify patients after alerted to malware by law enforcement (updated)
Update of March 28: This breach reportedly affected 15,000 patients. Public notice from Mercy Iowa City, dated March 25: Notice to our Patients Regarding a Privacy Incident Mercy Iowa City (“Mercy”) is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. On…
Security education outfit EC-Council dishes out ransomware online
First it was a hospital serving up ransomware to web site visitors. Now the website of the EC-Council, who are responsible for the Ethical Hacker certification, is reportedly serving up the Angler exploit kit to infect PCs. And as we heard with the Norfolk General Hospital, it seems to be difficult to notify them and get a response from the…