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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer gang

Security Affairs

. “Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.” “The County of Delaware recently discovered a disruption to portions of its computer network. The incident was disclosed on Monday and now Delaware County has paid a $500,000 ransom. Pierluigi Paganini.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed

CGI

To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed. When I was at university earning my Masters in Computer Science, I devoted a lot of my coursework to distributed computing. federal government. Importance of governance. Mon, 05/14/2018 - 00:45. Depends on the problem. ). It is shared.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

Hold Security founder Alex Holden said the group appears to target both active and dormant or inactive small businesses. She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. ” RECYCLING VICTIMS. .”

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Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

ARMA International

I have overseen two significant projects: an electronic discovery production and disaster response and recovery effort. Covering all computers and file cabinets in plastic sheeting. . The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. The insurance coordinator proposed stabilizing in place.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

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