ransomware

This week, we’ll talk about recent cyber security breaches in local government and strategies for prevention.

Superintendent Jerry Sanders said a preliminary review of the data released by BlackSuit doesn’t appear to belong to the district.

Officials in Clay County have declared a local disaster declaration through July 18 after government servers were targeted in a cyberattack.

A cybersecurity expert says the duration of a cyberattack investigation depends on the size of the targeted organization.

The Monroe County government server outage last week was the result of a ransomware attack, officials confirmed Monday.

CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and hearing provider — will pay the state $125,000 and develop a written information security program to "protect consumers and ensure further compliance with the law."

The attack delayed the Indianapolis Housing Agency’s ability to send out October rent payments to landlords for the federal housing choice voucher program which 8,000 Indianapolis families depend on.

Eskenazi Health officials say they did not pay the hackers’ requested ransom, and that the hospital’s security systems were successfully deployed during the attack.