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Rabun County in Georgia thwarts apparent computer hacking attempt

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Dissent

Megan Broome reports: The county’s computer system was recently hit with what was thought to be ransomware, according to Darrin Giles, county administrator, in a phone interview Monday. Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware, designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Giles said that…

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Grayson County, Texas systems offline due to ransomware attack

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Dissent

Meredith McCown reports: The state is investigating after Grayson County government systems were hit with a ransomware attack early Monday morning. Information Technology Director Ken Miller says their records management system was down when employees got to work. Read more on KXII.

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WA: A ransomware attack took the 16-school district offline for more than two weeks

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Dissent

Megan Radogna reports on a ransomware attack on a school district — a ransomware attack in July that this site sadly seems to have overlooked. The Moses Lake School District, which encompasses 16 schools, was hit by a ransomware attack launched from a phishing email that originated from an IP address in Moscow. The district refused…

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FBI Arrests Hacker Linked to Former Rep. Katie Hill’s Campaign

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Ryan Grim reports: Federal agents have arrested Arthur Dam in connection with a hacking spree that disrupted the 2018 Democratic California primary that ultimately nominated Katie Hill, according to a new criminal complaint. Dam, in the criminal complaint, is linked directly to the Hill campaign. Hill won the general election in California’s 25th District and then…

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KY: Spencer County student writes code to hack into online learning program, boost grades

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Deni Kamper reports: About a dozen Spencer County High School students have been disciplined after one student admitted to hacking into an online learning program. Principal Stephen Webb said about three weeks ago, an English teacher noticed irregularities in some students’ scores on the Reading Plus program. The program assesses reading proficiency and designs lessons…

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Handshake security breach affects thousands of university students

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Sarra Sundstrom reports: Handshake, the university’s job search platform, experienced a security incident last week that directly affected over 8,000 students and alumni. On Feb. 13, a number of students received a security alert from the university’s Career Center that an unknown party posing as a company on Handshake accessed student resumes. Resumes of 4,003…

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