Updated August 2019 About 18 months ago, we discussed some great examples of zero-day exploits that were occurring at the time. Stuxnet, which is known as the world’s first cyber weapon, was used to…

What happened during and after a Florida city paid a $460,000 ransom to the Russian eCrime group, Grim Spider: An interview with Brian Hawkins, ex-Head of IT for Lake City, Florida.

Throughout the last month, city governments have made headlines for the massive ransoms they have paid to cybercriminals after being infected with ransomware. Between two Florida cities, Riviera…

On Monday, July 29, Capital One announced a data breach that has exposed the personal information of 106 million people. The breach includes data such as transaction data, credit scores, payment…

Riviera Beach, a Florida city of 35,000 people, suffered a ransomware attack nearly three weeks ago. On Monday (June 17th), the city council voted unanimously to pay the $600,000 ransom demanded to…

After nearly three weeks of Microsoft urging Windows users to patch their systems, the National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a rare advisory, warning users to update their systems to protect…

On May 7, an unknown hacker group infected Baltimore’s city government with ransomware variant RobbinHood. Over two weeks later, the city is still unable to provide basic city services, and according…

Municipalities in California, Florida, Maine, New York, and North Carolina were victims of ransomware attacks in the month of April. The financial constraints placed on a city’s ability to spend…

According to a recent Malwarebytes report, ransomware attacks on businesses increased 195 percent in the first quarter of 2019. Moreover, compared to the first quarter of 2018, ransomware attacks on…