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US city balks at paying $5.3 million ransomware demand

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Atlanta, bitcoin, Government security, New Bedford, Ransomware, ryuk, security threats, targeted ransomware

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:49:53 +0000

The attack quickly encrypted 158 workstations – and would have been worse had it struck later in the working day.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kps39ieejGA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 0 Comments attack, backup, critical infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, Ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 0 Comments cyberthreats, education cybersecurity, emotet, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, trickbot, Trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

Tags: cyberthreats education cybersecurity emotet ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware trickbot Trojans

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 0 Comments cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, Ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, Reports, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Reports

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Georgia hit with malware yet again

July 31, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Georgia, Government security, Law & order, malware, police, Ransomware, ryuk, SamSam, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:11:11 +0000

The Department of Public Safety says it won’t pay, but given the umpteen times the state’s agencies have been hit, somebody’s not listening.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_Ny4QNCGDto” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 1 – 7)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, bitcoin, bitcoin generators, cash generators, china, Equifax, germany, godlua, ironpython, openpgp, permissions, ryuk, smart home, Stalkerware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:08:33 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.

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A week in security

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