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In this first part of a two part series, Shawn Taylor with Forescout talks to Threatpost about lessons learned from helping Atlanta remediate and recover from its massive ransomware attack. Continue reading Why Cities Are a Low-Hanging Fruit For Ransomware
After suffering a ransomware attack that crippled municipal systems, the city of Lake City in Florida, USA, has fired its director of information technology. As the (updated) story goes, Lake City was initially hit without a ransom demand from the atta… Continue reading Lake City fires its IT director after paying hackers $460K in ransom
In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other against Lake City.
Lake City, a city in northern Florid… Continue reading Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month
After being hit by a ransomware attack, the second Florida city this month has opted to pay hackers their requested ransom. Continue reading Second Florida City Pays Hackers $500k Post-Ransomware Attack
Lake City has warned citizens that administrative systems, including email and credit card systems, are down following a ransomware attack on the Florida municipality. The attack, called “Triple Threat” in a press release issued by th… Continue reading Ransomware attack paralyses Lake City email, landlines and credit card services
For the second time in just over a year, the city of Baltimore has been hit by a ransomware attack, affecting its computer network and forcing officials to shut down a majority of its computer servers as a precaution.
Ransomware works by encryption fi… Continue reading Baltimore City Shuts Down Most of Its Servers After Ransomware Attack
Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware.
As suspected, a recently-… Continue reading Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware
The FBI is investigating a ransomware attack that shut down the Weather Channel’s program for an hour on Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The early morning live broadcast was interrupted for some 90 minutes, forcing the c… Continue reading Ransomware Takes Weather Channel Live Broadcast Offline
Researchers are still looking for answers when it comes to LockerGoga’s initial infection method – and what the attackers behind the ransomware really want. Continue reading Ransomware Behind Norsk Hydro Attack Takes On Wiper-Like Capabilities
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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 attack” hit its operations, leaving companies’ IT systems un… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Forces Aluminum Manufacturer to Shutdown Systems Worldwide