All posts tagged "ransomware"
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CyberSecurity
Top-Ranked New Jersey School District Cancels Final Exams Following Ransomware Cyberattack
June 9, 2022The Tenafly, New Jersey, Public School District has canceled final exams for its high school students...
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CryptoCurrency / BlockChain / ICO
Does Law Enforcement Have More Control Over Cryptocurrencies Than People Believe? (How Did The FBI Seize Bitcoin From The Colonial Pipeline Hackers?)
May 31, 2022According to the FBI, it has successfully seized most of the Bitcoin ransom paid by Colonial...
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CyberSecurity
Ransomware: 10 Facts You Need To Know, But Might Not
December 21, 2021Ransomware. After years of making headlines by successfully breaching hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, and causing...
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CyberSecurity
“Ransomware Killed My Baby”: Lawsuit Raises Issue Of CyberSecurity-Breach Disclosure Liability
October 27, 2021A hospital suffering through a ransomware attack failed to provide proper care for an expectant mother...
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CyberSecurity
Ransomware Hits Maine Sewage Treatment Plants, Sounding The Alarm About Dangerous CyberSecurity Risks At America’s Many Small Critical Infrastructure Providers
August 16, 2021Two recent ransomware attacks successfully breached computers at wastewater management plants in the US State of...
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CyberSecurity
The Only Thing Surprising About The Crippling Ransomware Attack On A Major US Fuel Pipeline Is That Anyone Is Surprised That The Attack Succeeded
May 12, 2021Colonial Pipeline, which operates a 5,500-mile system that transports nearly 45% of the fuel consumed on...
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CyberSecurity
Ransomware: 8 Things That You Must Know
April 6, 2021While ransomware may seem like a straightforward concept, people who are otherwise highly-knowledgeable seem to cite...
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CyberSecurity
US Government Threatens To Punish Anyone Who Pays Ransomware Ransoms, Or Even Negotiates With, Sanctioned Hackers
October 5, 2020Any person, business, or organization that pays a ransomware ransom, or that helps others negotiate and...
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CyberSecurity
By Paying $600,000 Ransomware Demand Florida City Exposes All American Towns To Danger
June 23, 2019The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, last week agreed to pay hackers $600,000 to regain control...
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CyberSecurity
Five Backup Disasters To Avoid
April 9, 2019Over the course of my career I have observed multiple situations in which a party that...
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