This month, one ransomware story has been making a lot of waves: the attack on Baltimore city networks. This attack has been receiving more press than normal, which could be due to the actions taken (or not taken) by the city government, as well as rumors about the ransomware infection mechanism. Regardless, the Baltimore story […]
The City of Lake City has confirmed that a “Triple Threat” ransomware attack affected the functionality of several of its computer systems. According to its Facebook statement, the Floridian municipality became the target of a ransomware program known as “Triple Threat” on 10 June 2019. This malware allegedly combined three different attack vectors to target […]
The City of Burlington, Ontario, revealed Thursday that it fell prey to “a complex phishing email” that cost the City CAD $ 503,000 (around USD $ 375,000). Few details have yet been released. read more SecurityWeek RSS Feed
For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md. have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “Robbinhood.” Media publications have cited sources saying the Robbinhood version that hit Baltimore city computers was powered by “Eternal Blue,” a hacking tool developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) […]