Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Governor Describes 'Aggressive' Incident Response Efforts After a ransomware attack on Monday forced Louisiana's government to take several servers and websites offline to prevent the malware from spreading, state officials spent Tuesday restoring online services

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 21, 2019

Single Threat Actor' Suspected; Government Coalition Urges Greater Prevention Ransomware-wielding attackers continue to target not just big businesses and large government agencies, but increasingly their smaller counterparts too. In Texas, officials say a campaign tied to a "single threat actor" infected 22 local government agencies on Friday

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Data Breach Today

MAY 14, 2019

Yet These Victims Are Less Likely to Pay Any Ransom, Recorded Future Finds Over the past two years, the number of ransomware attacks against state and local government agencies has increased. But at the same time, these victims are paying less to attackers. A new analysis by threat intelligence firm Recorded Future asks: Why the discrepancy

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 2, 2019

Attack Comes After Others That Targeted Counties Albany, New York, is the latest unit of local government hit with ransomware in recent weeks, following similar attacks reported in Georgia and North Carolina that crippled government IT systems and disrupted service for local residents

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 19, 2019

The local governments and agencies from twenty-three Texas towns were hit by a coordinated ransomware campaign last week. . The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) became aware of the ransomware campaign after being contacted by the municipal governments of several towns that were unable to access critical files. Although the DIR has released few details about the ransomware campaign, they did confirm that it originated from a single “threat actor.”

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Dark Reading

MARCH 11, 2020

To get back up and running quickly, and because it's cheaper, city and county governments often pay the ransom, especially if insurance companies are footing the bill. The result: More ransomware

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Data shows 73% are concerned about municipal ransomware threats but only 38% are trained on preventing these attacks

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Threatpost

AUGUST 19, 2019

Researchers say that the targeted ransomware cyberattack on 23 Texas local and state entities represents a shift from "attacks of opportunity" to more targeted, malicious attacks. Government Malware cyberattack malware ransom ransomware state and government ransomware Texas government ransomware

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Learning From Difficult Recoveries and Advice in Government Alerts As ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector continue to surge, entities should heed the lessons emerging from these incidents as well as the advice provided in alerts from government agencies, security experts say

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. Operators behind this campaign are spreading a new version of the Mespinoza ransomware (aka Pysa ransomware). pysa file extension that gives the name to this piece ransomware.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Ransomware response demands a whole-of-business plan before the next attack, according to our roundtable of experts.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ClearSky: 'MuddyWater' APT Linked to Attacks Targeting Israel, Others A hacking group with links to Iran's government is suspected of using ransomware in attempts to damage the systems of organizations in Israel and other countries, the security firm ClearSky reports

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

26, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information technology systems at hundreds of hospitals, clinics and medical care facilities across the United States. “Multiple hospitals have already been significantly impacted by Ryuk ransomware and their networks have been taken offline,” Carmakal said. On Monday, Oct.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Government Malware evil corp fines penalties ransomware ransomware negotiators Sanctions to pay or not pay treasury departmentFinancial institutions, cyber-insurance firms, and security firms have all been put on notice by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A ransomware attack recently hit Georgia county government and reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures. The media pointed out that this is the first reported case of a ransomware attack against a system used in the incoming 2020 Presidential election.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 23, 2020

With Election Day approaching, local governments need to be prepared for malware attacks on election infrastructure.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 4, 2020

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

McAfee and Microsoft Analysts Review 'Ransomware as a Service' Trends Targeted ransomware attacks against enterprises and government agencies are likely to surge in the coming months as "ransomware as a service" continues to evolve into a lucrative model for cybercriminals, security experts interviewed at RSA 2020 warn

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Data Breach Today

JULY 31, 2020

Attacks Target Government Agencies and a Variety of Others The FBI is warning that attacks using a ransomware variant called Netwalker have increased since June, targeting government organizations, educational entities, healthcare firms and private companies in the U.S.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020 was a great year for ransomware gangs. For hospitals, schools, municipal governments, and everyone else, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2020

DoppelPaymer Hit Comes as Ransomware Attacks - and Data-Leaking Shakedowns - Surge The attack sounds ripped from an episode of TV show "24": Hackers have infiltrated a government network, and they're days away from unleashing ransomware. Unfortunately for Florence, a city in Alabama, no one saved the day, and officials are sending $300,000 in bitcoins to attackers for a decryption key

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 19, 2019

Cybercrime Campaign Counts 23 Victims - Mostly Local Government Entities State officials in Texas say that at least 23 local government entities have fallen victim to a coordinated ransomware attack unleashed on Friday morning. Security experts say attackers continue to pummel local governments, and illicit profits have been rising

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The infamous Maze ransomware gang has announced they will cease operations, effective immediately. . The post Maze Ransomware Gang Allegedly Retires appeared first on Adam Levin. Data Security Government health care Featured Data breach featured ransomware maze

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Government Malware Cyberattacks emotet government offices kimjongrat louisiana malware municipal targets national guard ransomwareAn investigation showed a custom backdoor RAT and the Emotet trojan in the networks of municipal victims of the attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected. “Two sources tell us that the ransomware involved is none other than Ryuk. In March, the City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

At least 23 local governments were impacted by a wave of ransomware attacks that according to the experts are the result of a coordinated effort. Texas is the victim of an ongoing wave of ransomware attacks that are targeting local governments. At least 23 local government organizations were impacted by the ransomware attacks, the Department of Information Resources (DIR) is currently investigating them and providing supports to mitigate the attacks.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Synoptek , a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customer nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. 20 warned against the dangers of phishing-based cyberattacks, less than three days prior to their (apparently phishing-based) Sodinokibi ransomware infestation. Ransomware rEvil Sodinokibi Synoptek

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2020

K-Electric, Pakistan’s largest private power company, did not pay the ransom and the Netwalker ransomware operators have leaked the stolen data. The news of the incident was first reported by BleepingComputer which was informed by the ransomware researcher Ransom Leaks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Canon finally confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack in early August that resulted in the theft of data from its servers. Canon has finally confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack in early August and that the threat actors also stole data from its servers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Another ransomware attack made the headlines, the victim is the state government of Louisiana, numerous services have been impacted. The state government of Louisiana was hit by a ransomware attack that affected multiple state services including the Office of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Health, and the Department of Transportion and Development. A few days later, Lake City also agreed to pay nearly $500,000 in ransom after a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Equinix, one of the world’s largest providers of colocation data centers and Internet connection announced it was hit by Netwalker Ransomware. “Equinix is currently investigating a security incident we detected that involves ransomware on some of our internal systems.”

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ransomware operators have released the personal data of students in the Clark County School District in Nevada after officials refused to pay to have their files decrypted. The FBI strongly discourages paying ransom in response to ransomware attacks.

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Adam Levin

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Since August, CISA and MS-ISAC have seen a significant increase in malicious cyber actors targeting state and local governments with Emotet phishing emails. Since then, government agencies in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric, the electricity provider for the city of Karachi, Pakistan, was hit by a Netwalker ransomware attack that blocked billing and online services. The news of the incident was first reported by BleepingComputer which was informed by the ransomware researcher Ransom Leaks.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the recent ransomware attacks on the city of New Orleans as well as other units of local government and schools. Also featured: discussion on security issues for IoT and legacy medical devices

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks behind these attacks can and frequently do siphon every single password stored on each infected endpoint. VCPI) was hit by the Ryuk ransomware strain.

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