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» Ransomware forces computer users to pay ransom or lose files - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
12/04/15 21:29 from ransomware - Google News
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ransomware forces computer users to pay ransom or lose files Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jeff Salter is CEO of Caring Senior Service. In December, the network of nearly 30 computers at Caring Senior Service were...

» Maine Police Department pays a ransom of $300 after being locked by a ... - Mobile Computing Today
12/04/15 20:31 from ransomware - Google News
Mobile Computing Today Maine Police Department pays a ransom of $300 after being locked by a ... Mobile Computing Today The computers at the Lincoln's County Sheriff's office had been infected with Ransomware , which locked down ...

» Personal computer users face difficult selection: pay ransom or drop files - The Current
12/04/15 20:29 from ransomware - Google News
The Current Personal computer users face difficult selection: pay ransom or drop files The Current The network of almost 30 computer systems at Caring Senior Service was infected with ransomware , malicious computer software that hackers...

» Laptop or computer customers face challenging choice: spend ransom or lose files - The Leader
12/04/15 20:22 from ransomware - Google News
The Leader Laptop or computer customers face challenging choice: spend ransom or lose files The Leader The network of almost 30 computers at Caring Senior Service was infected with ransomware , malicious software program that hackers use...

» DECISIONS DECISIONS Pay the ransom or lose all your computer files - Sky Valley Chronicle
12/04/15 10:49 from ransomware - Google News
Sky Valley Chronicle DECISIONS DECISIONS Pay the ransom or lose all your computer files Sky Valley Chronicle The Durham, New Hampshire police department was attacked by ransomware in June when an employee clicked on a "legitimate-se...

» Maine police departments spend ransom to computer hackers - The Leader
12/04/15 03:00 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
The Leader Maine police departments spend ransom to computer hackers The Leader Computer systems at the Lincoln County Sheriff's Workplace and 4 police agencies have been lately infiltrated by a variety of virus named ransomware. The...

» Maine police departments pay ransom to computer hackers in exchange for cop ... - New York Daily News
12/04/15 01:39 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
New York Daily News Maine police departments pay ransom to computer hackers in exchange for cop ... New York Daily News The hackers locked up the department's systems and held police records hostage after someone downloaded a “megaco...

» Maine Police Pay Ransomware Hackers To Unlock Files - Immortal News
12/04/15 00:13 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Immortal News Maine Police Pay Ransomware Hackers To Unlock Files Immortal News Multiple police agencies in Maine paid hackers a ransom after their systems were infected with a type of computer virus known as ransomware— a type of malwar...

» Two police departments pay ransom to hackers - Boston Globe (subscription)
12/04/15 00:05 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Two police departments pay ransom to hackers Boston Globe (subscription) Two Maine police departments said they had to pay a ransom to computer hackers to get their police records back. Computers at the Lincoln County sheriff's offic...

» Hackers hold company files for ransom - Tribune-Review
11/04/15 21:05 from ransomware - Google News
Hackers hold company files for ransom Tribune-Review Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing forms of hacking, cybersecurity experts say. Anyone from a home computer user to a Fortune 500 company can be infected. It can attack smartphon...

» Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back - Charleston Daily Mail
11/04/15 20:17 from ransomware - Google News
Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back Charleston Daily Mail Computers at the Lincoln County sheriff's office were recently infiltrated by a type of virus called ransomware . It locked up the system and held police reco...

» Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back soon after computers hit by ... - The Leader
11/04/15 14:51 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
The Leader Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back soon after computers hit by ... The Leader It locked up the technique and held police records hostage. Sheriff Todd Brackett told WCSH-Television (http://on.wcsh6.com/1GzeZr...

» Maine police spend ransom to hackers to get files back immediately after ... - The Current
11/04/15 13:55 from ransomware - Google News
The Current Maine police spend ransom to hackers to get files back immediately after ... The Current Computers at the Lincoln County sheriff's workplace had been lately infiltrated by a variety of virus referred to as ransomware . It...

» Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back following computer systems ... - The Leader
11/04/15 13:31 from ransomware - Google News
The Leader Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back following computer systems ... The Leader Computers at the Lincoln County sheriff's office have been not too long ago infiltrated by a variety of virus called ransomware...

» Maine Police Pay Ransom to Hackers to Get Files Back - ABC News
11/04/15 12:25 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Maine Police Pay Ransom to Hackers to Get Files Back ABC News It locked up the system and held police records hostage. Sheriff Todd Brackett told WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/1GzeZrY) that after several attempts to retrieve the records ,...

» Some Maine police computers hit by virus - The State
11/04/15 09:08 from ransomware - Google News
Some Maine police computers hit by virus The State The virus hit the Houlton Police Department's computer files this week, too, and the chief says they were forced to pay ransom to get the data back. The kind of virus is called ranso...

» A Q&A about the malicious software known as ransomware - Richmond.com
10/04/15 19:35 from ransomware - Google News
A Q&A about the malicious software known as ransomware Richmond.com Ransomware is a growing threat to computer users, who can suddenly find they're unable to open or use their files when their machines are infected. The software ...

» Maine Sheriff's Department's Data Server Held Hostage for Bitcoin Ransom - Maine Public Broadcasting
10/04/15 17:30 from ransomware - Google News
Maine Public Broadcasting Maine Sheriff's Department's Data Server Held Hostage for Bitcoin Ransom Maine Public Broadcasting Jay Field reports on the attack on the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department's data server in whic...

» Ransomware: Pay or lose files - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
09/04/15 01:22 from ransomware - Google News
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ransomware : Pay or lose files Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The network of nearly 30 computers at Caring Senior Service was infected with ransomware , malicious software that hackers use to try to extort money fr...

» Ransomware forces hard choice on companies: Pay up or lose your files - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
08/04/15 23:43 from ransomware - Google News
Ransomware forces hard choice on companies: Pay up or lose your files TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service, poses for a photo in his company office building in San Antonio. Last December, the network of ...

» Computer users face hard choice with ransomware — pay ransom or lose files - Deseret News
08/04/15 12:54 from ransomware - Google News
Deseret News Computer users face hard choice with ransomware — pay ransom or lose files Deseret News In this Wednesday, April 1, 2015 photo, Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service, poses for a photo in his company office building in S...

» Hackers Victimize Companies and Municipalities By Blocking Access to Critical ... - ABC News
08/04/15 09:30 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
ABC News Hackers Victimize Companies and Municipalities By Blocking Access to Critical ... ABC News Reporter: This massachusetts police department forced to pay a ransom . It all started when the Tewksbury police received a threatening m...

» Hackers target police departments, municipalities - WXYZ
08/04/15 08:46 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
WXYZ Hackers target police departments, municipalities WXYZ ABC News reports one of the latest victims was the Tewksbury Police Department in Massachusetts. Hackers were able to gain access to the ... He said that a database was frozen a...

» Massachusetts Police Department Pays Ransom to Cyber-Criminals - ABC News
08/04/15 08:31 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
ABC News Massachusetts Police Department Pays Ransom to Cyber-Criminals ABC News ... Massachusetts police department victimized by cybercriminals. Tewksbury police received a threatening message like this demanding they pay a $500 ransom...

» When hackers cripple data, police departments pay ransom - Boston Globe (subscription)
08/04/15 01:22 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Boston Globe (subscription) When hackers cripple data, police departments pay ransom Boston Globe (subscription) The cyberattack on Tewksbury police proved so sophisticated that specialists from federal and state law enforcement agencies...

» Massachusetts Police Forced to Pay Hackers Ransom to Unlock Their Seized Data - IJ Review
07/04/15 17:39 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
IJ Review Massachusetts Police Forced to Pay Hackers Ransom to Unlock Their Seized Data IJ Review When Massachusetts police officers began having problems retrieving important files , they chalked it up to computers just being computers....

» Could a Disaster Like Germanwings 9525 Happen in Canada? - Huffington Post Canada
07/04/15 13:36 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
Huffington Post Canada Could a Disaster Like Germanwings 9525 Happen in Canada? Huffington Post Canada As information emerges about the psychology and intentions Andreas Lubitz, his story is transforming more and more from a mystery into...

» Germanwings co-pilot -- an accident waiting to happen? - ErieTVNews
07/04/15 10:09 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
Germanwings co-pilot -- an accident waiting to happen? ErieTVNews As the world learns more about Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot on Germanwings Flight 9525 , it is readily apparent that this young man had psychiatric issues far beyond clini...

» Germanwings co-pilot -- an accident waiting to happen? - CNN
07/04/15 09:54 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
Germanwings co-pilot -- an accident waiting to happen? CNN As the world learns more about Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot on Germanwings Flight 9525 , it is readily apparent that this young man had psychiatric issues far beyond clinical dep...

» Tewskbury police pay ransom to hackers holding data hostage - WHDH-TV
07/04/15 05:15 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
WHDH-TV Tewskbury police pay ransom to hackers holding data hostage WHDH-TV (AP) - Tewksbury police paid a ransom to hackers who held the department's data hostage. According to the Boston ... In December, the police chief called in ...

» Massachusetts police department forced to pay hackers $500 Bitcoin ransom - Daily Mail
07/04/15 01:09 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Daily Mail Massachusetts police department forced to pay hackers $500 Bitcoin ransom Daily Mail It is believed that the Officer In Charge's computer became infected and the virus traveled to the largest store of data on the network w...

» First photo of heroic Germanwings pilot who tried to stop catastrophe emerges ... - TVNZ
06/04/15 20:58 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
First photo of heroic Germanwings pilot who tried to stop catastrophe emerges ... TVNZ It has been reported that Mr Sondheimer left the cockpit to use the bathroom during the flight before Mr Lubitz took the opportunity to lock him out. ...

» First photo of heroic Germanwings co-pilot emerges - placed next to crash pilot ... - TVNZ
06/04/15 19:26 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
First photo of heroic Germanwings co-pilot emerges - placed next to crash pilot ... TVNZ It has been reported that Mr Sondheimer left the cockpit to use the bathroom during the flight before Mr Lubitz took the opportunity to lock him out...

» Germanwings pilot Patrick Sondheimer who tried to stop Andreas Luzitz pictured ... - Daily Mail
06/04/15 18:06 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
Daily Mail Germanwings pilot Patrick Sondheimer who tried to stop Andreas Luzitz pictured ... Daily Mail Mr Lubitz is the man who orchestrated the disaster by steering flight 9525 , from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, into the mountains killin...

» Pictured for first time, the hero pilot who tried to break down door of ... - Daily Mail
06/04/15 17:14 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
Daily Mail Pictured for first time, the hero pilot who tried to break down door of ... Daily Mail ... only photograph to have emerged of Patrick Sondheimer, the pilot of the doomed flight . Yet the shrine, at Germanwings ' headquarte...

» Lufthansa indicates not required to report Lubitz depression - U-T San Diego
06/04/15 15:50 from germanwings flight 9525 - Google News
U-T San Diego Lufthansa indicates not required to report Lubitz depression U-T San Diego The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight repeatedly sped up the plane as he used the automatic pilot to descend the A320 into the Alps, the Fre...

» Tewksbury police pay bitcoin ransom to hackers - Boston Globe (subscription)
06/04/15 13:19 from police files are held for ransom - Google News
Boston Globe (subscription) Tewksbury police pay bitcoin ransom to hackers Boston Globe (subscription) Cops don't usually give in to the demands of criminals. But in December, when vital records of the Tewksbury Police Department wer...