Hacker News
- A US college is shutting down for good following a ransomware attack https://www.engadget.com/lincoln-college-ransomware-attack-shut-down-covid-19-164917483.html 6 comments
- Ransomware encrypts files, demands three good deeds to restore data https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/26/promoting_goodwill_via_malware_extortion/ 14 comments programming
- A US college is shutting down for good following a ransomware attack https://www.engadget.com/lincoln-college-ransomware-attack-shut-down-covid-19-164917483.html 42 comments technology
- How Crypto Abets Ransomware Attacks | "If cryptocurrencies turn out to be good for something other than crime, they’ll still succeed." https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-01/the-crypto-lesson-of-the-colonial-pipeline-hack 12 comments technology
- Ransomware can be remotely installed on Canon cameras. Now is a good time to update your firmware. https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/cp9w7d/ransomware_can_be_remotely_installed_on_canon/ 6 comments technology
- Microsoft wants to try and kill off ransomware for good https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-wants-to-try-and-kill-off-ransomware-for-good 21 comments technology
- Good Morning Gov Friends, Enjoy this Tyler Technologies Ransomware Attack https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/iz07vr/good_morning_gov_friends_enjoy_this_tyler/ 12 comments sysadmin
- If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is: Nobody can decrypt the Dharma ransomware https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/11/dharma_decryption_promises_data_recovery/ 5 comments sysadmin
- News/PSA: Ransomware attacks Brazilian Superior Court of Justice. Please remember to keep good separate backups. https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/joq66j/newspsa_ransomware_attacks_brazilian_superior/ 3 comments sysadmin
- Feel-good story of the week: 2 ransomware gangs meet their demise. One is fatally hacked, the other shut down in international police dragnet. https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/two-ransomware-gangs-knocked-out-of-commission-in-a-single-week/ 29 comments technews
- A good reminder- backups are good: Many police hit with ransomware, the one that has good backups avoids paying. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/04/06/tewksbury-police-pay-bitcoin-ransom-hackers/PkcE1GBTOfU52p31F9FM5L/story.html 50 comments sysadmin