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Category Archives: "Ransomware"

Phishing Attack + IT Incompetence = $200,000 Ransomware Payout for University
The recent attack on a Dutch university demonstrates much of what IT organizations shouldn’t do to avoid an attack. According to Michiel Borgers, Chief Information Officer at Maastricht University, their network was the target of a [...]
Why schools are “Failing” in Cyber-Security
In November 2019, New Jersey’s Livingston was forced to open school on a two-hour delay as they worked to wrestle control of their systems back from a ransomware attack. That attack managed to take data and systems offline across nine district [...]
Law Firm Security: The Basics
Law firms and Legal services are especially vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. As we start off the new year, we have listed a few of the many threats that can compromise your laptop, network and client data: [...]
Cyber Attackers Targeting Education
Cyber-criminals are opportunistic: if they see an easy target ripe with sensitive data, they are going to take advantage. There are several key factors that combine to make schools easy and profitable targets. The first is that most institutions [...]
TrialWorks Ransomware Attack Disrupts Court Cases and Deadlines
As we near the end of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, TrialWorks, one of the top-rated providers of legal case management software for law firms and attorneys, became the victim of a ransomware attack in mid-October. JDL Group learned of the [...]
5 Ways Law Firms Can Protect Their Sensitive Client Data
Law firms often deal with a huge amount of highly sensitive information, and it’s necessary to ensure full client trust.  This amount of data would be inefficient to keep in a non-digital format, but technology does come with [...]
Public Schools Are Being Attacked by Hackers More Than Ever
Cyber security has become a major problem for public schools over the past few years, but 2018 is bringing an unprecedented amount of cyber-attacks on schools all over the United States. Reports of different school districts falling victim to [...]
A New Hacker Group is Targeting the Healthcare Industry and Infecting Medical Equipment with Malware
A new group of hackers attacking the healthcare industry in the United States, Europe, and Asia have been discovered, according to the security firm Symantec. This new group, named "Orangeworm" by Symantec, are utilizing custom malware called [...]
Less Than Half of Ransomware Victims Recover Their Data After Paying the Ransom Demand
A ransomware attack can happen quickly and paralyze a business or company within minutes. Most of the time, these attacks are followed by a ransom note or list of demands from hackers. Many ransomware victims will feel that they must pay the [...]
Atlanta’s Computer Systems Infected with Ransomware, Hackers are Demanding Over $50,000 in Bitcoin
The city of Atlanta is reeling due to its computer systems being hacked by ransomware last week, and many city departments are still offline. The hackers responsible for the attack are demanding a ransom of $51,000 worth of Bitcoin. This type of [...]