French Hospital Crippled by Ransomware

Nov 21, 2019 6:55:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patient care at a large hospital in northern France has suffered considerably after a major ransomware attack at the weekend, according to local reports. The University Hospital Center ...

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers

Nov 19, 2019 8:43:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. The incident appears to have ...

IT Budgets Are on the Rise in Part Due to Organizational Concerns for Security

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security remains a primary driver as organizations work to establish budgets that keep IT cutting edge, competitive, and secure, according to new data from Spiceworks.

Don't Worry About Ransomware

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Javvad Malik

Ransomware has been on the rise for a couple of years. It’s not just the volume of ransomware attacks which continue to rise, but some attackers have been focusing on specific targets ...

Mexican Oil Company Pemex Dodges $5M Ransomware Bullet

Nov 13, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on Sunday suffered a ransomware attack that took down parts of its network.

[Heads Up] This New, Unusual Ransomware Strain Goes Exclusively After Servers

Nov 12, 2019 11:52:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Danny Palmer at ZDnet alerted on the following: "An unconventional form of ransomware is being deployed in targeted attacks against enterprise servers – and it appears to have links to ...

Ransomware Attack Blocks Hundreds Of Law Firms From Their Trial Records

Nov 4, 2019 2:03:25 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I could not come up with a better scenario to get sued by a pack of angry lawyers. Reams of digital legal documents have been held hostage under a ransomware threat to TrialWorks, a ...

Ransomware Attack Causes School 'District-Wide Shutdown'

Oct 30, 2019 6:51:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A ransomware attack hitting Las Cruces Public Schools forced the district to shut down the entire computer system to contain the infection.

Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware

Oct 21, 2019 4:26:59 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

TechCrunch reported that shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems.

A Lawyer's Look at "Big Game Phishing"

Oct 17, 2019 6:50:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware attacks have increasingly been going after high-value data in order to extract larger ransoms from victims, according to the well-known law firm Cooley. This trend was ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] Cost of Ransomware Related Downtime Increased More Than 200 Percent, an Amount 23 Times Greater Than the Ransom Request

Oct 17, 2019 5:52:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Datto, a leading global provider of IT solutions delivered through managed service providers (MSPs), announced its fourth annual Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report. The survey ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Lays Out Strategic Vision and Priorities in the Wake of Texas Ransomware Attacks.

Sep 18, 2019 7:27:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This new document, entitled Strategic Intent highlights ways to “defend today, secure tomorrow” and comes out as the CISA director admits that ransomware is “only getting worse.”

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[Heads Up] This New, Unusual Ransomware Strain Goes Exclusively After Servers

Ransomware Attack Blocks Hundreds Of Law Firms From Their Trial Records

Ransomware Attack Causes School 'District-Wide Shutdown'

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