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Urdu“Juice jacking” is a maneuver that has recently gained traction by cybercriminals stealing data from unsuspecting users when their phone is plugged into a public USB at airports, hotels, malls and other high-traffic areas. Although the concept is not new,…
Tag: ransomware
IU Kelley School expert available to discuss with reporters attack on Kaseya, largest single ransomware attack
According to news reports, at least 1,500 businesses have been impacted by a cyber-attack on enterprise tech firm Kaseya through its remote device management software, which was used to spread ransomware. Some experts have linked the largest single ransomware attack to…
Experts Advisory: Cyberattack shuts down another critical industry
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 3, 2021) – Less than a month after a ransomware virus shut down one of the nation’s most critical pipelines that serves roughly 45 percent of the east coast’s fuel in the United States, another cyberattack has…
Cybersecurity experts from Indiana University available to comment on recent ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks recently disrupted the world’s largest meatpacker and are reported to have impacted the operations of the Massachusetts Steamship Authority. Indiana University experts in cybersecurity and data protection are available to comment. Contact Mary Keck at [email protected] or Kirk…
Colonial Pipeline is a harbinger of things to come in business
Six days after the Colonial Pipeline was attacked by cyberhackers and left millions hanging at the gas pump, they have gained control of their operations once again. But not before the refinery paid their attackers $5 million in untraceable cryptocurrency, according to…
Colonial Pipeline hack a wake-up call to ramp up cybersecurity for nation’s infrastructure
The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which has sparked fears of a gasoline shortage, exposes vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure systems in the U.S., according to a West Virginia University cybersecurity expert. Ransomware – a cyber attack designed to render files…
Data scientist available to discuss need for diverse supply chain after ransomware attack shuts down oil pipeline
Data scientist Benjamin Ruddell, director of the FEWSION project at Northern Arizona University and a leading expert on supply chains, is available to discuss the effects of the Russian cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which originates in Texas and supplies…
Homeland Security Expert: Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack is a Wakeup Call
Professor Michael Greenberger is the founder and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) and a law school professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He developed and teaches…
New Cyber Defense Feed Protects Government Systems in Live Trial Across Four States
A new automated data feed that helps defend state and local government computer systems from cyberattacks and rapidly blocks threats across state lines reduced cyber defense time from some three days to less than three minutes in a successful pilot program across four states.
GW Experts Available Throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Beyond
The George Washington University has several experts available to discuss various cybersecurity topics throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, including privacy and cybersecurity risks in a COVID-19 world, election information security, and cybersecurity as it relates to terrorism and homeland security.…