The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine has paid hackers $1.14 million so the school could regain access to data that had been encrypted by ransomware. UCSF networks were attacked by Netwalker ransomware on June 1, and the attack was detected on June 3. “The data that was encrypted is important […]
Colleges and universities have been the targets of a series of ransomware attacks this year, many of which perpetrated by the NetWalker (Mailto) ransomware gang. Their latest target, Michigan State University, has been issued a week to pay up. According to ZDNet, the gang has threatened to leak stolen documents from the university’s network. More from […]
Although more cybercriminals have been capitalizing on coronavirus fears, at least some ransomware gangs say they will forgo targeting healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. BleepingComputer reached out to operators of the Maze, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, Sodinokibi/REvil, PwndLocker and AKO Ransomware infections to see if they would continue attacking health and medical organizations during the pandemic. DoppelPayer told BleepingComputer […]
Ransomware can impact the most secure organizations, even those making the machines that help keep the U.S. and its allies safe. According to Tech Crunch, California-based Communications & Power Industries (CPI), a major electronics manufacturer for the defense and communications industries, was knocked offline after a ransomware attack. The company confirmed the attack, Tech Crunch […]
Ransomware and cyber attacks are affecting every kind of business, and hackers are finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities in your networks. That includes accessing the networks of your technology services providers. That’s exactly what happened about a year ago with Pacoima, Calif.-based managed services provider Remote Techs. Ransomware infected several clients via two commonly […]
The University of Maastricht located in the Netherlands experienced a ransomware attack on December 24 and wound up paying the hackers 200,000 euros or $220,000 in bitcoin to unblock its computers, reports Reuters. “The damage of that to the work of the students, scientists, staff, as well as the continuity of the institution, can scarcely […]
One of the first victims of a hospital ransomware attack in 2020 was the Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California. Facility officials say data stored on their network was encrypted, obscuring it from staff access and forcing the facility to reschedule some elective procedures. KRCR reports the systems were removed from the network and the […]
The Richmond Community Schools in Michigan were recently affected by a ransomware attack which targeted multiple systems, including phones, copiers, classroom technology and heating. The district was forced to postpone the resumption of classes due to a virus that paralyzed its servers, reports the Detroit Free Press. An announcement about the postponement was made on […]
As if holding your data hostage for large sums of money wasn’t bad enough, cybercriminals are now starting to publish data stolen from those victims who don’t pay up after ransomware attacks. According to internet security journalist Brian Krebs, several well-known hacker groups have signaled that they plan to start publishing the kidnapped data on […]
Technology managers, IT professionals and managed service providers are often the unsung heroes of the office. They are the gatekeepers of your company’s secured networks and the knight in shining armor when that network is breached. As such, IT providers usually have some pretty good stories to tell about rescuing their clients from the dungeons of […]
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