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Louisiana: State of Emergency Declared After Ransomware Attack
With over 500 servers and 1600 PCs wrecked by the attack, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a State of Emergency to enhance the remediation efforts. "There was significant impact to where we have to go and completely restore individual PCs, rebuild them from scratch and a large number of our
Ransomware Attack Explodes for Staffing Firm
In a new move for ransomware actors, a ransomware attack has turned into a giant data breach. In a typical ransomware attack, the victim's data is locked up until the ransom is paid, but it is often not exfiltrated. Unfortunately for Allied Universal, its ransomware attackers took the next step
MSPs in the Line of Fire
When the vast majority of attacks are automated and sprayed broadly, we never want to believe WE are the real target for a hacker. Everis, one of Spain's largest Managed Service Providers, became the latest victim in the quickly expanding attacks targeting MSPs. "The ransomware encrypted files on the company's
Phished for a Raise
Not getting a raise is rough. Not getting that raise AND having your business completely compromised is even worse! "The attackers posed as their targets' Human Resources department and asked them to open an Excel spreadsheet [entitled] salary-increase-sheet-November-2019.xls."In a well-crafted attack on multiple industry verticals, hackers exploited employees'
Eye Care Center's Breach Leaves Patients Targeted
After criminals breached a critical system, Utah Valley Eye Center's patients started receiving spoofed emails seeking their personal PayPal credentials. "The hacker would have had access to patient names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. The Eye Center has notified patients of the breach, but they've been unable to
NJ Town Cyber Attacks Up Over 500%
In the last 5 years, New Jersey's local governments have experienced a 5x increase in Cyber Attacks. Much of this is driven by readily available hacking tools that require little technical expertise. “Until localities change their practices in the regard, they will continue to be targeted.”New Jersey's staggering losses
"Florida Man" Replaced by "Florida Hack"
Florida's city of Ocala falls victim to $750k business email compromise. It's the latest in a long string of successful attacks on Florida's local governments, including Naples, Riviera Beach and Lake City. In a painfully expensive and sneaky attack, a hacker impersonated a contractor's representative and successfully fooled a government
Attack Shuts Order Processing for Philly Manufacturer
alphabroder is North America's largest supplier to the promotional products industry. The Philadelphia-based company was hit with a vicious strain of malware, known as SODINOKIBI. While it appears no sensitive data was lost, the company experienced revenue loss from the attack. “It’s temporarily disabled us from an order processing
