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Why did ransomware hackers target Seattle Public Library?

by Taylor Soper on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 at 2:39 pm

The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in Toronto and London also recently suffered major cybersecurity breaches, knocking… Read More

Cybersecurity attack on Seattle Public Library impacts multiple tech systems and online services

by Kurt Schlosser on May 28, 2024May 29, 2024 at 2:54 pm

The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing disruptions to a number of online services offered by the… Read More

Data protection giant Veeam moves HQ to Seattle region, tops $1.5B in annual recurring revenue

by Todd Bishop on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 at 5:55 am

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Credit the cloud, and the talent. The cricket is just a bonus. Veeam Software, the top company by market share in data protection and ransomware recovery, has… Read More

Boeing downplays reports of massive disruption from WannaCry malware, says no production issues

by Tom Krazit on March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 at 4:41 pm

Boeing is not experiencing any production issues after experiencing what it called a “limited intrusion of malware” Wednesday, despite a report that some within the company feared the worst. The… Read More

What’s really scary about Petya ‘ransomware’ attack? It might not be ransomware

by Bob Sullivan on June 29, 2017June 30, 2017 at 12:56 pm

The recent “ransomware” computer virus outbreak is over, but the speculation is just beginning. And it begins with those quotes around the term ransomware. On Tuesday, organizations in 64 countries… Read More

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Global ransomware attack spreads through Europe

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 at 10:52 am

A major ransomware attack is affecting businesses across Europe. Organizations in Ukraine and Russia seem to be the hardest hit. The attack affected the Chernobyl nuclear power plant which has been… Read More

Massive ransomware cyberattack keeps getting worse, reaches 99 countries, using stolen NSA tools to target Microsoft vulnerability

by Nat Levy on May 12, 2017May 13, 2017 at 8:54 am

A global cyberattack using ransomware, malicious code that locks down computers and files until users pay a ransom, that began Friday morning is now up to 75,000 attacks in 99 countries,… Read More

Ransomware: It’s hospitals vs. hackers now, and there will be many losers

by Bob Sullivan on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 at 2:38 pm

Everyone in the tech/security world knew this was coming, we just hoped we were wrong. Hackers are now holding hospitals hostage around the country. During the past several weeks, smaller… Read More

‘KeRanger’ explained: Why this new Mac ransomware poses a serious threat

by Corey Nachreiner on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 at 3:54 pm

2016 is well on its way to becoming the year of ransomware, which should come as no surprise to anyone following the threat landscape. Cyber-extortion’s newest kid on the block… Read More

FBI investigating growing number of ransomware cases, report says

by Greg Sandoval on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 at 11:24 am

Ransomware, the name given to a form of online extortion, is becoming a bigger threat in the United States. Ransomware is software that is surreptitiously loaded onto a victim’s computer… Read More

Heads up: First ever ransomware for Macs spreads via popular BitTorrent client

by Greg Sandoval on March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 at 12:41 pm

Monday could be a bad day for Mac owners who downloaded the Transmission BitTorrent client on Friday. Someone spiked version 2.90 of Transmission with the KeRanger malware, the first functioning… Read More

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