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How to prepare your Windows network for a ransomware attack

Issued by: CSO

Recently I spoke with Ryan Chapman of the SANS Institute, author of the upcoming SANS course FOR528: Ransomware for Incident Responders, on how to better prepare for ransomware. That preparation comes in two forms: planning how you would respond to a successful ransomware attack and overcoming barriers to hardening your network against them. Planning for…

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Ransomware Attack on UK Rail System – Spray and Pray or Targeted?

Issued by: Security Week

Railways in the UK are operated under a licensed franchise system following the breakup of the state-owned British Rail, which was privatized gradually from 1994 to 1997. The rail infrastructure is owned and managed by Network Rail, described as an ‘arm’s length’ public body of the Department of Transport – but the rail services are…

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Healthcare CIOs fear (and fend off) ransomware threats amid pandemic

Issued by: CIO Security

Mt. San Rafael Hospital thwarted a ransomware attack on one of its sister facilities earlier this year before anything could be compromised. The organization is still working through the details of the hack, says CIO Michael Archuleta, whose hospital is part of the BridgeCare Health Network, which includes five hospitals in Colorado. “It could have…

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Universal Health Services Suffered $67 Million Loss Due to Ransomware Attack

Issued by: Dark Reading

A ransomware attack last fall cost Universal Health Services $67 million in pre-tax losses, the healthcare provider confirmed in an earnings report released today. Referring to it as an “information technology security incident,” UHS officials said the cyberattack forced the organization to suspend user access to several information technology applications in the US during the…

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Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw Hit by Damaging Ransomware Attack

Issued by: Security Week

Founded in 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, Seyfarth has over 900 lawyers across 17 offices, providing clients all around the world with advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services. The Am Law 100 firm serves more than 300 of the Fortune 500 companies. Over the weekend, the company fell victim to a ransomware attack that spread aggressively…

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Government Software Provider Tyler Technologies Confirms Ransomware Attack

Issued by: Security Week

Tyler this week shut down its website and started informing customers via email that its internal phone and IT systems were accessed without authorization by an unknown third party. The company said the attack disrupted access to some internal systems, and it decided to shut down points of access to external systems while investigating the…

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Texas Refuses to Pay $2.5M in Massive Ransomware Attack

Issued by: Dark Reading

The state of Texas is so far refusing to comply with the demands of a ransomware attack that affected 22 local governments, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) reports. None of the affected municipalities have paid the $2.5 million ransom demanded. On August 16, a coordinated ransomware campaign hit systems of cities and towns…

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Anatomy of a ransomware attack: How attackers gain access to unstructured data

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ransomware isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s effects are starting to be felt more widely, and more deeply than ever before. Behemoths like Sony, Nissan, FedEx, Kraft Foods and Deutsche Bank have all been hit in recent years, and the list is growing. The ongoing saga of the ransomware attack in Baltimore, MD has left…

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How a Rapid Response Helped Thwart an Active Ransomware Attack

Issued by: Symantec Blog

Early this year, when an executive at a hospital called our Incident Response (IR) team, he had yet to realize that his organization was confronting an active ransomware attack. Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and his internal team had flagged as suspicious some data that was marked with a four-letter file name, he explained, and multiple…

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Major US newspapers crippled by Ryuk ransomware attack

Issued by: CSO

Ryuk ransomware is believed to be the culprit behind printing and delivery issues for “all Tribune Publishing newspapers” — as well as newspapers that used to be part of Tribune Publishing. The malware was discovered and later quarantined on Friday, but the security patches failed to hold when the servers were brought back online and…