"Ransomware Hits Georgia Court System News reports have confirmed the Georgia court system has been struck with a ransomware attack, which has resulted in at least part of its digital information systems being taken offline. An investigation is now underway; it remains unclear how many systems were compromised..." https://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=1335099&_mc=rss_x_drr_edt_aud_dr_x_x-rss-simple
Lake City fires employee after paying ransom in malware attack June 28, 2019 https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/2n...om-for-seized-computer-systems-511923172.html
U.S. Virgin Islands hit with ransomware July 2, 2019 https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...ernal-affairs-records-and-citizen-complaints/
Sodin ransomware exploits Windows vulnerability and processor architecture https://securelist.com/sodin-ransomware/
Boyd Group Income Fund Reports Ransomware Cyber-Attack July 2, 2019 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boyd-group-income-fund-reports-214500293.html
Ransomware solution? Outsource all IT, says local government expert July 2, 2019 https://statescoop.com/ransomware-solution-outsource-all-it-local-government/
"Britain's biggest police forensics lab has paid a ransom to hackers after its IT systems were targeted in a cyber attack,... Eurofins Scientific, which has laboratories around the world, was infected with a "ransomware" computer virus over the weekend of June 1 and 2. The attack affected the IT systems of the company's forensics subsidiary, which is based in the UK and one of the main forensic service providers to UK policing - dealing with over 70,000 criminal cases each year..." https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/uks-biggest-police-forensics-lab-17477206
The Week in Ransomware - July 5th 2019 - Shadiness in the Sunshine State July 5, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...uly-5th-2019-shadiness-in-the-sunshine-state/
St John Ambulance praised for response to ransomware attack https://www.computerweekly.com/news...nce-praised-for-response-to-ransomware-attack
Rig Exploit Kit Pushing Eris Ransomware in Drive-by Downloads July 9, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ushing-eris-ransomware-in-drive-by-downloads/
Georgia Courts Website Back Online After Ransomware Hack July 8, 2019 https://www.govtech.com/computing/Georgia-Courts-Website-Back-Online-After-Ransomware-Hack.html
France Says Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies Are on the Rise July 9, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ware-attacks-on-big-companies-are-on-the-rise
New eCh0raix Ransomware Brute-Forces QNAP NAS Devices July 10, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...aix-ransomware-brute-forces-qnap-nas-devices/ Anomali: The eCh0raix Ransomware
"Cities will no longer pay ransoms in the event of a cyber attack BALTIMORE — The United States Conference of Mayors passed a resolution calling on cities to not pay a ransom if they are ever hit with a cyber attack..." https://www.wmar2news.com/news/regi...er-pay-ransoms-in-the-event-of-a-cyber-attack The Resolution: https://www.usmayors.org/the-confer...0D4N00000FCb3LUAT&meeting=87th Annual Meeting
Whitehats use DoS attack to score key victory against ransomware crooks July 11, 2019 https://arstechnica.com/information...own-ransomware-campaign-but-only-temporarily/ Intezer: How We Seized 15 Active Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Linux File Storage Servers
Backups, Quick Response Stops Malware Attack on Ohio City July 10, 2019 https://www.govtech.com/security/Backups-Quick-Response-Stops-Malware-Attack-on-Ohio-City.html
Honestly, with a skilled admin using the right solution, the ransomware shouldn't even be able to execute...
KHSU Hit by Cyber Attack July 10, 2019 https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/07/10/khsu-hit-by-cyber-attack
Monroe College Hit with Ransomware Attack All campuses are affected, with attackers demanding $2 million in Bitcoin in exchange for decryption keys July 11, 2019 https://www.darkreading.com/attacks...ege-hit-with-ransomware-attack/d/d-id/1335221 EXCLUSIVE: Monroe College hacked, $2 million in Bitcoin demanded as ransom
LooCipher: Can Encrypted Files Be Recovered From Hell? July 10, 2019 https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/loocipher-can-encrypted-files-be-recovered.html
Exclusive – Malware researchers at Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab have released a free decryptor tool for the Loocipher Ransomware July 12, 2019 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/88310/malware/loocipher-ransomware-decryptor.html
The Week in Ransomware - July 12th 2019 - Under Siege July 12, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-july-12th-2019-under-siege/
Syracuse schools’ cyber attack is ransomware July 12, 2019 https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/07/syracuse-schools-cyber-attack-is-ransomware.html
County experiences major interruption in technical service July 12, 2019 https://www.paysonroundup.com/news/...cle_e96e98b2-9d34-5198-b6b2-5515890bdfa7.html