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UF Health Florida hospitals back to pen and paper after cyberattack
2021-06-03 20:10

UF Health Central Florida has suffered a reported ransomware attack that forced two hospitals to shut down portions of their IT network. The University of Florida Health, also known as UF Health, is a healthcare network of hospitals and physician practices that provide care to countries throughout Florida.

Watering Hole Attack Was Used to Target Florida Water Utilities
2021-05-20 02:34

An investigation undertaken in the aftermath of the Oldsmar water plant hack earlier this year has revealed that an infrastructure contractor in the U.S. state of Florida hosted malicious code on its website in what's known as a watering hole attack. Watering hole attacks typically allow an adversary to compromise a specific group of end-users by compromising a carefully selected website, which members of that group are known to visit, with an intention to gain access to the victim's system and infect it with malware.

Probe Into Florida Water Plant Hack Led to Discovery of Watering Hole Attack
2021-05-19 14:36

An investigation conducted by industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos into the recent cyberattack on the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, led to the discovery of a watering hole attack that...

Probe Into Florida Water Plant Hack Led to Discovery of Watering Hole Attack
2021-05-19 14:36

An investigation conducted by industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos into the recent cyberattack on the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, led to the discovery of a watering hole attack that initially appeared to be aimed at water utilities. While investigating the incident, Dragos' threat hunters noticed that the website of a Florida water infrastructure construction company had been compromised and set up to serve as a watering hole.

Effort to Protect Consumer Data Privacy Stalls in Florida
2021-05-03 00:59

A campaign by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help Floridians regain ownership of the troves of data that companies collect came to a halt Friday, when state lawmakers could not agree on how tightly to limit how Big Data harvests and uses people's information. Unlike the social media proposal, the legislative effort to address consumer data privacy was mostly bipartisan.

Conti Gang Demands $40M Ransom from Florida School District
2021-04-06 13:59

UPDATE. The Conti Gang has demanded a $40 million ransom from a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., school district after a ransomware attack last month. New details have emerged on DataBreaches.net, which recently posted a screenshot of a chat between attackers and a school district official about the sum of money attackers demanded.

Ransomware gang wanted $40 million in Florida schools cyberattack
2021-04-02 11:03

An example of this is a recently revealed ransomware attack on the Broward County Public Schools district where threat actors demanded a $40,000,000 payment. According to the Broward County Public Schools website, the school system is the sixth-largest in the USA, with nearly 261,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult students in 241 schools, centers, and technical colleges, and 92 charter schools.

Large Florida School District Hit by Ransomware Attack
2021-04-02 01:32

The computer system of one of the nation's largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase the files and post students' and employees' personal information online. Broward County Public Schools said in a statement Thursday that there is no indication that any personal information has been stolen and that it made no extortion payment to the ransomware gang, which as an apparent pressure tactic last week posted screenshots of its online negotiations with the district to its site on the dark web.

Florida Water Plant Hack: Leaked Credentials Found in Breach Database
2021-02-12 15:34

Researchers say they found several stolen and leaked credentials for a Florida water-treatment plant, which was hacked last week. Researchers at CyberNews said they found 11 credential pairs linked to the Oldsmar water plant, in a 2017 compilation of stolen breach credentials.

Attack against Florida Water Treatment Facility
2021-02-12 12:08

A water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, was attacked last Friday. Despite its similarities to a Russian attack of a Ukrainian power plant in 2015, my bet is that it's a disgruntled insider: either a current or former employee.