I don’t recall ever seeing an media report on an extortion/ransom attempt on a school, but here’s a case out of Australia, where they also seem to have more media reports of ransomware in the healthcare and small business sectors than we do. As reported by the Herald Sun: Schools have emerged as a new…
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For PC Virus Victims, Pay or Else
Nicole Perlroth writes: Kidnappers used to make ransom notes with letters cut out of magazines. Now, notes simply pop up on your computer screen, except the hostage is your PC. Read more on The New York Times. I was interested to read that some researchers estimate that 2.9% of compromised computer owners pay out and…
Medical records ransom: when a "trend" is not a trend
I’ve been meaning to comment on media coverage of the breach involving The Surgeons of Lake County. While I’m glad my blog entry was able to bring it to the mainstream media’s attention, I was concerned to see some sites and professionals I respect treat it as either a novel crime or as part of…