Tag: Ransomware
$10 million reward offered for info regarding location of China-based hacker Guan Tianfeng
Guan conspired to develop and deploy malware / ransomware that exploited tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide. The U.S. Feds really want this guy
Russian hacker arrested, charged with initiating LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. and foreign businesses
Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, is looking at a max 25 years in jail and a $250,000 fine
Avoiding the 2020 ‘Dirty Dozen’, IRS releases list of top 12 tax scams
The IRS released a listing of “Dirty Dozen” tax scams to avoid in 2020
Another government office in Florida crippled by ransomware cyber attack
Most, but not all police operations have been shut down due to the cyber-attack. The sheriff said his office would not be paying any ransom to have operations restored.
Lake City: 2nd Florida city pays huge ransom to get their hacked computer systems back up and running
Lake City paid the hackers $500,000 to recover their critical systems. Just recently, Riviera Beach paid $600,000. Baltimore refused to pay a $76,000 ransom but ended up spending $16 million to clean up their recent cyberattack
Riviera Beach: Florida town paying $600K ransom to get hacked city computer systems back up and running
On June 4, the City of Riviera Beach, Florida, posted a notice to the public on their website saying that the city had experienced “a data security event,” and that […]
