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Start of School in Hartford Delayed by Ransomware Attack

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Sep

2020

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said the hacker or hackers indicated it was a ransomware attack, but only left an email address to contact and made no specific ransom demand. The problem was discovered Saturday and numerous systems were affected, including one used to communicate transportation routes and live information to school bus drivers. Tuesday was […]

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University of Utah Paid $457,000 to Prevent Ransomware Operators from Leaking Stolen Data

21

Aug

2020

The University of Utah has agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to thwart bad actors from publicly disclosing stolen information during a ransomware attack that took place last month. The news was revealed after the university released an official statement regarding the security incident. “On Sunday, July 19, 2020, computing servers in the […]

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Maryland-based nursing home announces ransomware attack affecting nearly 50,000 residents

21

Jul

2020

A Maryland-based nursing home disclosed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, exposing personal information of 47,754 residents. Lorien Health Services said some of their systems’ files were encrypted in the attack on June 6. The family-owned facility has hired a team of security experts to determine the extent of the breach and […]

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Start of School in Hartford Delayed by Ransomware Attack

University of Utah Paid $457,000 to Prevent Ransomware Operators from Leaking Stolen Data

Maryland-based nursing home announces ransomware attack affecting nearly 50,000 residents

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