Apr 11, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Chinese State When: 11 March 2019 # of records involved: What happened: The National Network and Information Security Information Center has identified overseas hackers targeting the websites of government departments with emails containing ransomware. How did it...
Apr 9, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Maffi Clinics When: 15 Mar 2019 # of records involved:10,500 Patient Records What happened: Maffi Clinics, Arizona, have revealed that a ransomware attack on their servers compromised the files of nearly 10,500 patients. How did it happen: Maffi Clinics, a...
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...
