Security News

Ransomware Attack on Utah Clinic Affects 320,000
2019-09-11 19:48

Experts Warn That Attacks Continue to EvolveThe ransomware blitz against the healthcare sector continues: A Utah clinic has reported an attack that potentially affected 320,000 patients, making it...

Ransomware Attack Hits School District Twice in 4 Months
2019-09-11 02:10

A Connecticut school district's teachers are working without computer access less than a week after a second malware attack targeted the district's servers. The Republican American reports the...

US city balks at paying $5.3 million ransomware demand
2019-09-09 09:49

The attack quickly encrypted 158 workstations - and would have been worse had it struck later in the working day.

Texas Ransomware Responders Urge Remote Access Lockdown
2019-09-06 18:03

Lessons Learned From Crypto-Locking Malware Attack That Hit 22 MunicipalitiesThree weeks after a ransomware attack slammed 22 Texas municipalities' systems, state officials say more than half of...

Arizona School District Cancels Classes Due to Ransomware
2019-09-06 13:33

Lack of Internet Access Could Jeopardize School Security, Official SaysSchools in Flagstaff, Arizona, were closed on Thursday after ransomware appeared on the district's network. Friday's classes...

Most citizens are against local governments paying ransomware attackers
2019-09-06 04:45

Nearly 80% of US citizens are increasingly worried about ransomware attacks on cities – yet more than half are still hesitant to have city governments put forth the funds to fight off hackers or...

Ransomware Attack Locks Out New Bedford City Data
2019-09-06 04:33

A Massachusetts mayor says hackers demanded $5.3 million from his city in a ransomware attack this summer. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell disclosed Wednesday that a variant of the Ryuk virus...

Massachusetts city tells ransomware scumbags to RYUK off, our IT staff will handle this easily
2019-09-06 02:06

Oh, so you can just do that? That's possible? Restoring from clean, good backups after an infection? Who knew? The City of New Bedford, in Massachusetts, has found a way to deal with ransomware...

Cyemptive Technologies’ new solution detects and eliminates sleeper ransomware
2019-09-06 02:00

Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of preemptive cybersecurity products and technology and winner of the Department of Homeland Security’s national competition for most innovative solutions in the...

A Ransomware Tale: Mayor Describes City's Decisions
2019-09-05 19:48

Mayor of New Bedford, Mass., Offers Details at a Press ConferenceThe mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, took the unusual step this week of holding a press conference to describe a recent...