Douglas County Libraries hit by Play Ransomware Gang

10 Best Ransomware Protection Tools - 2025 - It protects devices from ransomware and other cyber threats using advanced threat intelligence, behavioral analysis, and cloud-based technology. It monitors and prevents ransomware assaults on personal files and automatically restores encrypted ...
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10 Best Ransomware File Decryptor Tools in 2025 - Kaspersky Rakhni Decryptor contains different decryption tools based on various versions of Rakhni ransomware and helps you decrypt encrypted files on your system. PyLocky Ransomware Decryption Tool is a free and open source developed and released by ...
5 months ago Cybersecuritynews.com

Cyberattack on North Carolina county allowed hackers to access data - A cyberattack on a North Carolina county has forced officials to call in the state's national guard for assistance. In a message to residents on Tuesday, Bladen County said it became the victims of a cyberattack last week. The county - tucked in the ...
1 year ago Therecord.media

300 Strikes: Fort Worth's Battle Against the Medusa Gang - In the wake of a cyberattack on Tarrant County Appraisal District in March, the Medusa ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the hack and has threatened the public with the threat of leaking 218 GB of the stolen data unless the ransom of ...
1 year ago Cysecurity.news Medusa

Cyber attack on Washington County now considered ransomware attack - WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. - The cyber attack Washington County has been dealing with for two weeks now is a ransomware attack and the county is in active negotiations. County commissioners held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to allocate hundreds ...
1 year ago Wpxi.com

Albemarle latest Virginia county hit with ransomware | The Record from Recorded Future News - About two hours away, Gloucester County warned employees last week that it also suffered a ransomware attack in April that exposed Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. The county warned residents that it “appears likely” the hackers ...
1 month ago Therecord.media

Douglas County Libraries hit by Play Ransomware Gang - Actor: play ...
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CISA and Fauquier County Hold K-12 Active Shooter Exercise - NOKESVILLE, Va. - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in partnership with the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, the Fauquier County Fire Rescue System, and Fauquier County Public Schools, successfully conducted a full-scale active ...
1 year ago Cisa.gov

Hackers steal sensitive data from Pennsylvania county during ransomware attack | The Record from Recorded Future News - Personal information from Union County, Pennsylvania, residents was stolen during a ransomware attack on government systems 10 days ago. County and city governments continue to be battered in the first three months of 2025, with multiple states ...
5 months ago Therecord.media

The Top 10 Ransomware Groups of 2023 - This article takes an in-depth look at the rise in ransomware attacks over the past year and the criminal groups driving the surge in cyber extortion. LockBit has established itself as one of the most notorious ransomware operations since emerging on ...
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Albemarle County Hit By Ransomware Attack - Hackers Accessed Residents Personal Details - County officials confirmed that the malware deployment resulted in potential exposure of resident data, prompting immediate notification to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and ...
1 month ago Cybersecuritynews.com

Municipalities in four states are struggling with cyberattacks limiting services | The Record from Recorded Future News - The attack on Cleveland Municipal Court was claimed on Tuesday by the Qilin ransomware gang — a group responsible for other recent attacks on local governments, as well as critical healthcare entities in the U.K. The court did not respond to ...
5 months ago Therecord.media Qilin

FBI Alarmed as Ransomware Strikes 300 Victims, Critical Sectors Under Siege - There was an advisory published late on Monday about the Play ransomware gang that was put out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation together with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber Security Centre. The ...
1 year ago Cysecurity.news CVE-2022-41040 CVE-2022-40802

The Week in Ransomware - Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be caused by a law enforcement action. The FBI revealed this week that they hacked the BlackCat/ALPHV ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Akira Noescape

The Limitations of Google Play Integrity API - This overview outlines the history and use of Google Play Integrity API and highlights some limitations. We also compare and contrast Google Play Integrity API with the comprehensive mobile security offered by Approov. Google provides app attestation ...
1 year ago Securityboulevard.com

Virginia county says April ransomware attack exposed employee SSNs | The Record from Recorded Future News - Government employees working for the county of Gloucester in Virginia had Social Security numbers and other sensitive data stolen during a ransomware attack in April. The county sent 3,527 current and former employees notices this week warning that ...
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Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand - We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached by law enforcement and then targeting critical infrastructure, putting them further in the spotlight of the US government. While the Tor onion domain seizure was a ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com Medusa Cuba STORMOUS

Play ransomware exploited Windows logging flaw in zero-day attacks - Previous notable Play ransomware victims include cloud computing company Rackspace, car retailer giant Arnold Clark, the City of Oakland in California, Dallas County, the Belgian city of Antwerp, and, more recently, American semiconductor supplier ...
4 months ago Bleepingcomputer.com CVE-2025-29824 RansomEXX

Several local governments struggling with cyberattacks limiting services | The Record from Recorded Future News - 911 and 311 call centers are operational but County Executive Steuart Pittman said many other services are impacted by the shutoff of internet access — an action taken to “ensure the safety” of government systems. Anne Arundel County, home to ...
6 months ago Therecord.media

Murder suspect mistakenly released from jail after 'cybersecurity incident' - Authorities in Georgia are searching for 30-year-old murder suspect Zion River Shaka, who was mistakenly released by Clayton County authorities last week, according to ABC affiliate WSB in Atlanta. Last week, Shaka was transferred from the Fulton ...
1 year ago Abcnews.go.com

Bucks Co. emergency dispatch system down for days due to cyberattack - Law enforcement officials in Bucks County are working to restore services to its computer-aided dispatch system, or CAD system, after a cyberattack on Sunday crippled the service. County officials said 9-1-1 services remain operational and first ...
1 year ago Nbcphiladelphia.com

Hive Ransomware: A Detailed Analysis - This past week, on January 26th, to be exact, the FBI successfully shut down the Hive ransomware group and saved victims over a hundred million dollars in ransom payments and remediation costs. As ransomware continues to be a national security threat ...
2 years ago Heimdalsecurity.com LockBit

Play Ransomware Has Hit 300 Entities Worldwide: FBI - The Play ransomware group, which was behind such high-profile attacks as those on the city of Oakland, California, and Dallas County, Texas, is behind at least 300 similar cyber-incidents since June 2022, according to government cybersecurity ...
1 year ago Securityboulevard.com CVE-2022-41040 CVE-2022-41082

Ransomware Roundup - The Ransomware Roundup report aims to provide readers with brief insights into the evolving ransomware landscape and the Fortinet solutions that protect against those variants. This edition of the Ransomware Roundup covers the 8base ransomware. 8base ...
1 year ago Feeds.fortinet.com 8base

Medusa Ransomware Turning Your Files into Stone - Unit 42 Threat Intelligence analysts have noticed an escalation in Medusa ransomware activities and a shift in tactics toward extortion, characterized by the introduction in early 2023 of their dedicated leak site called the Medusa Blog. The Unit 42 ...
1 year ago Unit42.paloaltonetworks.com Medusa