Security News

North Carolina County Suffers Repeat Ransomware Infections
2019-03-21 11:33

Third Time is the Charm as Orange County Keeps Having to Recover?Attackers have hit North Carolina's Orange County with ransomware for the third time in six years. Government officials say IT...

Hydro Hit by LockerGoga Ransomware via Active Directory
2019-03-20 11:48

Targeted Crypto-Locking Malware Attack Follows French Firm Being HitAluminum giant Norsk Hydro has been hit by LockerGoga ransomware, which was apparently distributed to endpoints by hackers using...

Ransomware drops the Lillehammer on Norsk Hydro: Aluminium giant forced into manual mode after systems scrambled
2019-03-19 18:46

Norway the power and metals wrangler could have seen this one coming Norwegian power and metals giant Norsk Hydro is battling an extensive ransomware infection on its computers.…

Ransomware Attack Forces Aluminum Manufacturer to Shutdown Systems Worldwide
2019-03-19 17:03

Photo by Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix One of the world's largest producers of aluminum has been forced to shut down several of its plants across Europe and the U.S. after an "extensive cyber...

Aluminum Giant Norsk Hydro Hit by Ransomware
2019-03-19 15:53

Norwegian metals and energy giant Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s biggest aluminum producers, has been hit by a ransomware attack that has impacted operations, forcing the company to resort to...

Norsk Hydro Calls Ransomware Attack ‘Severe’
2019-03-19 14:53

When asked if the company plans to pay the ransom, its CFO said its main strategy is to use the backup data stored in the system.

Mental Healthcare Providers Respond to Ransomware Attacks
2019-03-15 20:03

Two Entities Hit - One Pays Ransom; the Other Doesn'tTwo recent ransomware attacks on mental healthcare providers serve as reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation pressure...

Mental Health Providers Respond to Ransomware Attacks
2019-03-15 19:33

Two Entities Hit - One Pays Ransom; the Other Doesn'tTwo recent ransomware attacks on mental health providers serve as reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation pressure...

Cover Your NAS Against Nasty Cr1ptT0r Ransomware
2019-03-15 16:03

Crypto-Locking Extortion Targets Internet-Exposed D-Link DevicesCriminals wielding a new strain of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r are targeting network-attached storage users. The campaign was first...

Ransomware Attack on Vendor Affects 600,000
2019-03-13 20:18

Healthcare Billing Services Vendor Notifying Individuals of Potential Data ExposureA ransomware attack last fall on a company that provides billing and other business services to health plans and...