Zack Whittaker reports: More than a year after patches were released to thwart powerful NSA exploits that leaked online, hundreds of thousands of computers are unpatched and vulnerable. First they were used to spread ransomware. Then it was cryptocurrency mining attacks. Now, researchers say that hackers are using the leaked tools to create an even…
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Cyber attack exposed information for 40,000 patients of Sioux City vision clinic
Mason Doktor reports that Jones Eye Clinic and CJ Elmwood Partners, L.P., an affiliated surgery center, experienced a ransomware attack on the evening of August 22. The attack affected 40,000 patients seen between Jan. 1, 2003 and Aug. 23. The providers were able to restore from backup and did not pay any ransom. Their full notice…
Cybersecurity for Small Business: New FTC Resources
Free Webinar this Thursday: Learn about the FTC’s new cybersecurity for small business campaign, including a new website, fact sheets, quizzes and videos. Hear how to use these tools to help improve cybersecurity for small businesses. Get a glimpse of some of the topics like phishing, ransomware, email authentication, choosing a web host, physical security…
Computer hack cost Pennsylvania’s Senate Democrats $700,000; others pay less-costly ransoms
Deb Erdley reports: Pay now, or pay later. Leaders of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus faced those options when hackers infected their computer system in March 2017, holding it hostage with ransomware. Officials at the Westmoreland County Housing Authority faced the same dilemma when hackers held their computers and phones hostage in July. The Housing…
Ca: Midland servers hacked, attackers demanding ransom
Andrew Mendler reports: The Town of Midland’s computer systems were hacked over the long weekend. In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, the town became the victim of a cyber-attack in which the town’s network was illegally accessed and infected with ransomware. [..] In late April, Wasaga Beach had their computer systems hacked and…
It was all going so well until….. it wasn’t.
So the server you use to share files with clients got infected with ransomware and you paid the attackers to get the decryption key and recover seems to be going pretty well – you’re able to decrypt the data without any impact on the services you provide to clients…. and then, three days later, you…