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When the Public Sector IT leadership is taking a stand against paying ransom, the attacks have changed to steal money, instead of holding hostage. Even though Backup is essential and a lot of value against cyber-crimes, it cannot be the primary (or only) protection against cybercrimes. It is one of the tools in the arsenal Read More »

The City of Baltimore was attacked with a very aggressive variant of the Robbinhood ransomware on May 8 for the second time in 14 months. Some city departments, including the police, inspector general’s office, and the city’s departments of transportation and public works reported problems with email and phone systems. While the attack didn’t affect Read More »

A major ransomware cyberattack that has taken down the Norsk Hydro’s entire worldwide network, affecting operations, worldwide production, and their 35,000 employees. Executive briefing The situation is quite severe. Our entire worldwide network is down. IT-systems in most business areas are impacted, and the company has switched to manual operations where possible. There have been Read More »

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an alert for SamSam ransomware to describe how hackers armed with SamSam targeted multiple industries. The U.S. Justice Department has charged two Iranian nationals as the masterminds behind the recent SamSam ransomware attacks. The cyber kidnappers behind SamSam ransomware attacks in Atlanta and Colorado earlier Read More »

Mecklenburg County in North Carolina experienced additional cyberattacks after it refused to pay $23,000 in ransomware. However, county officials indicated that the latest cyberattacks were unsuccessful. Hackers launched the second set of cyberattacks against Mecklenburg County on Thursday, December 7, according to a prepared statement. County Manager sent an email to warn county employees about the cyberattacks Read More »