Texas attack: Garrison, Nacogdoches schools hit with ransomware

Data Breach

by Doug Olenick - February 13, 20200

Texas attack: Garrison, Nacogdoches schools hit with ransomware

A school district and city in the same geographically area in Texas were each hit with ransomware this week with the city of Garrison making a quick recovery, however, the Nacogdoches Independent School District (NISD) is still struggling. School district officials said the attack struck on February 11 forcing IT admins to shut down the computer

Tampa Bay Times hit by Ryuk, new variant of stealer aimed at gov’t, finance

Data Breach

by Teri Robinson - January 28, 20200

Ransom payments averaging $41,000 per incident

On the heels of a Ryuk ransomware attack on the Tampa Bay Times, researchers reported a new variant of the Ryuk stealer being aimed at government, financial and law enforcement targets. The Times attack didn’t result in a breach, noted David Ruiz, 0f Malwarebytes Labs, who cited the Times Publishing

Have we hit peak smartphone?

by Brian Heater - January 13, 20200

Last Halloween, we broke down some “good news” from a Canalys report: the smartphone industry saw one-percent year-over-year growth — not exactly the sort of thing that sparks strong consumer confidence. In short, 2019 sucked for smartphones, as did the year before. After what was nearly an ascendant decade, sales petered

CES, cyberattack hit Las Vegas

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by Doug Olenick - January 8, 20200

Las Vegas had an unwelcome visitor in the form of a cyberattack that struck early in the morning of January 7 that caused some service interruptions that have since been resolved. On the same day that the massive International CES event kicked off, city officials reported what they called a “cyber

Video: The 'Bigger And Better' Simpsons Hit & Run Sequel We Never Had

by HendrikWiese - December 23, 20190

If only, huh?Ever since The Simpsons Hit & Run smashed its way onto Nintendo's GameCube and other platforms back in 2003, fans have been crying out for a sequel. Even now in 2019, a fan-made petition for a Simpsons Hit & Run 2 is amassing more signatures than ever, despite

Galt city hall, St. Lucie police hit with ransomware

Data Breach

by Doug Olenick - December 18, 20190

Snatch ransomware encrypts files in Safe Mode to thwart security software

Just days after New Orleans revealed it was victimized by a ransomware attack, smaller municipalities in Florida and California reported being hit. Galt, Calif. municipal systems and the St. Lucie County, Fla. Sheriff’s Department were each knocked offline. Galt was attacked on December 16 and was partially successful in encrypting some city systems. In a statement the city said

Pensacola hit with cyberattack hours after shooting at naval base

Data Breach

by Teri Robinson - December 10, 20190

Pensacola hit with cyberattack hours after shooting at naval base

Less than a day after a Saudi airman shot and killed three members of the U.S. military at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, a cyberattack has forced the Florida city to shut down many of its systems, with the mayor declining to confirm or deny whether a ransom demand accompanied

This Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Trick Lets You Defeat Calamity Ganon With Just One Hit

by HendrikWiese - December 9, 20190

Just one expertly timed arrow.We often describe The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as the game that keeps on giving, with new tricks, glitches, speedrun revelations and plenty more besides still regularly being found almost three years since the game first launched. Today, we have another one to

Review: Simulacra – An Interesting Horror Title That Doesn't Quite Hit The Mark

by HendrikWiese - December 7, 20190

Tik Tok, you’re dead.What would you do if a mobile phone belonging to someone else was left on your doorstep? Chances are (in this day and age) the device is protected with face ID, fingerprint ID or a password and/or pin, so naturally any self-respecting citizen would turn it in

Data center provider CyrusOne hit with REvil ransomware: Report

Data Breach

by Doug Olenick - December 5, 20190

As MENA moves to cloud, CIOs look to keep data in-country, study shows

Data center provider CyrusOne was reportedly hit with a combination ransomware/data breach involving the REvil (aka Sodinokibi) ransomware. Details are scarce, but ZDNet reported the attack took place on December 4. A screenshot of the ransom note indicated all the files were locked and that the threat actors would allow one file to be decrypted