Another Long Island school district may have fallen prey to a ransomware attack. Superintendent Jordan Cox informed parents of the Commack School District in a message Wednesday. “We have contacted federal, state and local authorities, including Homeland Security, and we are working closely with our Cyber Insurance carrier,” Cox wrote. “Ransomware such as this is…
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Taking down a ransomware hacker
An FBI investigation into a criminal ransomware gang believed to be tied to Russia led to a Canadian government employee in Gatineau, the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history and hundreds of victims around the world. Roxanna Woloshyn, Marie-Maude Denis and Linda Guerriero report: In the early morning hours of Jan. 27, 2021, two police…
Ransomware attacks: is there a case for paying up?
Hannah Murphy reports: To pay or not to pay? For companies unfortunate enough to be hit by a ransomware attack, that is the crucial question. Ransomware attacks — in which cyber criminals lock up a victim’s data or computer system and release it only if a ransom is paid — exploded in 2020 and 2021,…
Bug Bounties and Ransomware Demands: Storm Clouds Ahead for In-House Counsel
Michael Ward, Matthew Baker, and Jessica Wu of Baker Botts write about the conviction of Uber’s former security chief for felony violations of obstructing a Federal Trade Commission investigation and “misprision of felony” for failing to disclose a 2016 data breach. They then discuss issues for in-house counsel that the case raises, beginning with: Action…
OK: Norman Public Schools experiencing malicious ransomware attack
Terre Gables reports: Norman Public Schools is currently experiencing a malicious ransomware attack. Wes Moody, Public Information Officer Norman Public Schools says, “a message we have sent to staff and parents stating the following: NPS Parents, OUR NPS NETWORKS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A MALICIOUS RANSOMWARE ATTACK. OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TEAM IS HARD AT WORK TO…
Ransomware attack on Osaka General’s network stalls critical surgeries & daily operations
Teiss reports: In a press conference held on October 31st, Takeshi Shimazu, the head of Osaka General Medical Centre, said that the ransomware attack temporarily disrupted the facility’s electronic medical record system. The hospital’s officials said that while the medical centre’s Sumiyoshi Ward is still performing emergency operations, it has stopped providing outpatient care and…