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Henry County spends $650K to restore its computer network affected in a data breach

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Dissent

Cyware reports: Henry County, Georgia, was forced to pull out typewriters and switch to paper forms after it’s computer network was affected in a ransomware attack that occurred in July 2019. This tireless manual process appeared to have extended for the next couple of weeks until the affected systems were restored. Read more on Cyware 

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An Open Letter from Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens to Our Customers

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Dissent

December 19, 2019 NOTICE OF DATA BREACH Dear Wawa Customers, At Wawa, the people who come through our doors every day are not just customers, you are our friends and neighbors, and nothing is more important than honoring and protecting your trust.  Today, I am very sorry to share with you that Wawa has experienced…

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Nathan Wyatt, aka “Crafty Cockney” of thedarkoverlord, now on U.S. soil to stand trial in St. Louis

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dissent

I’ve reported on Nathan Wyatt a number of times, including the extradition request by the U.S., his appeal,  and his failure to win his appeal of the extradition order.  So we knew this was coming, but let’s start with a recap of the charges he’s facing: One count of conspiracy against the U.S. (18 USC…

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Yerington Paiute Tribe hacked in cyber attack

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dissent

Amy Alonso reports: The Yerington Paiute Tribe has been hit by a Ransomware virus. The tribe was hit by the virus Dec. 10. Negotiations and underway and there is no target date for the release of the tribe’s system, according to Tribal Chairwoman Laurie Thom. All tribal programs, administration and clinic networks are locked out…

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Marietta utility customer data found on dark web after Click2Gov security breach

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dissent

Ross Williams reports that about 8,800 Marietta, Georgia utility customers may have had their credit card info compromised by the kind of Click2Gov breach we’ve been hearing about since this summer.  As in some other reports, their data — or data that is likely to come from this incident — has already been found on…

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CA: Hackers cripple city of Galt computer systems in ransomware attack

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dissent

Matthew Nuttle and Kurt Rivera report: Hackers have crippled key computer systems for the city of Galt in pursuit of a ransom payment, city officials announced Tuesday. Officials said they first learned of the ransomware attack early Monday morning when computer systems started to fail. The full extent of the attack is not yet known, but officials…

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