In May, 2017, a young man from the U.K. became known as an “accidental hero” for saving the world from the further spread of WannaCry ransomware. But months later, this same hero, Marcus Hutchins, known online as @MalwareTech, was arrested in the U.S. as he tried to fly home after attending the Black Hat and…
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The 2018 Internet Crime Report is out: a first glance
The The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2018 Internet Crime Report has been released. The report includes information from 351,936 complaints of suspected Internet crime, with reported losses in excess of $2.7 billion. Here’s a spoiler alert, as I haven’t had time to read the entire report yet. From their summary: This past year,…
Centrelake Medical Group notifies patients after virus investigation reveals earlier intrusion and suspicious activity
Updated April 25: This incident was reported to HHS as impacting 197,661 patients. Original post: Here’s their press release. The release does not explain how the attacker(s) first gained access to certain servers in January. Was the infection intended to cover up the earlier activity? It’s not clear to me. Nor does the press release…
Ca: Personal information safe after cyber-attack: Stratford city hall officials
Terry Bridge reports: Stratford city hall was the target of an apparent cyber-attack, but officials do not believe personal information was compromised. The city first acknowledged the incident in a Sunday night in a Facebook post. Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson said Monday the city has determined it was a ransomware attack, but IT staff “found…
Thousands of identities, personal information published in FBI-related hack
Alex Johnson reports: A nonprofit organization affiliated with the FBI confirmed that hackers breached the web servers of multiple chapters and published the names and addresses of hundreds of law enforcement personnel and thousands of other people online. The hacked materials, which were released late last week and obtained Sunday by NBC News, include names,…
Hardin Memorial Hospital issues statement on ‘information technology disturbance’
On April 6, WAVE reported that Hardin Memorial Hospital had experienced some type of attack or interruption over the weekend that might be a hacking incident. Was it a ransomware attack or something else? It wasn’t clear from the hospital’s initial statement to WAVE and it’s still not been made clear. What has been made…