Apr 3, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Jackson County, Georgia Date: 9 March 2019 Ransom Costs: $400,000 in Bitcoin What Happened: A ransomware attack hit the computers of Jackson County, Georgia, reducing government activity to a crawl until officials decided to pay cybercriminals $400,000 in...
Apr 1, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Boston Public Defenders Office Date: 15 March 2019 # of Records: Unknown What Happened: Boston public defenders Office suffered a ransomware attack How it Happened: Private attorneys tapped to work for indigent clients receive a small fee from the government....
Mar 23, 2019 | Radio Show
Ransomware Forces Aluminum Manufacturing Giant To Shut Down Network Worldwide Hackers forced one of the largest producers of aluminum to shut down its network worldwide, switching to manual operations, and using only tablets and cellphones for their internal...
Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Dr. DeLuca & Dr. Marciano Eye # of Accounts Breached: 23, 578 patients When it happened: November 29, 2018 What Happened: Ransomware Attack How it happened: Twenty-five of the clinic’s computer monitors went unresponsive the morning of Nov. 29 due to a...
Mar 14, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Crosby Independent School District, Tx # of Records: Records held Ransom When it occurred: February 4, 2019 What Happened: A ransomware virus has infiltrated the district’s IT system. How it Happened: The district’s IT Department discovered the ransomware virus...
