Kentucky School District Loses $3.7M
Public breach in the public sector
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Ransomware cyber attacks on the rise
May 15, 2019 at 2:11 PM
60 minutes (2019-05-05) Ransomware segment: Municipalities and hospitals are targets
Ransomware attack compromises Oklahoma School District
May 15, 2019 at 1:49 PM
May 14th, 2019 report of district-wide cyber attack via Ransomware
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/ransomware-attack-on-oklahoma-city-public-schools/
WhatsApp must be patched immediately
May 14, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Attackers Exploit WhatsApp Flaw to Auto-Install Spyware
WhatsApp vulnerability (within the VOIP stack) that is leveraged by the audio call feature allows a bad actor to install spyware without any user action. The bad actor call also erases any trace of their malware-laden call.
--> If you use WhatsApp, please install the latest software update via your app store.
2nd Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
May 14, 2019 at 8:55 AM
Baltimore says the "RobinHood" virus did not come through Spam or phishing email.
The City of Baltimore copes with ransomware for a second time in 14 months.
https://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-ransomware-baltimore.html
Kentucky School District Loses $3.7M
May 2, 2019 at 11:36 AM
Public breach in the public sector
A school district in Scott County KY loses $3.7M. Read more here.