Back to Chalk at PA School District Hit By Ransomware 

The hack has led to the loss of internet in classrooms. “After three days without Internet service, Penncrest School District teachers and students are ‘getting creative,’ according to Superintendent Tim Glasspool. ‘A great teacher can teach with a piece of chalk,’ he said Wednesday afternoon, speaking on a cellphone set up to receive calls to … Read more

Policy Holders with Cyber Coverage — Esp. Stand-Alone Cyber Policies — Much More Likely to Pay Ransoms 

New survey results from Sophos, a provider of cybersecurity as a service, provide interesting data that delineates stand-alone cyber policies from cyber elements in broader policies. “The study also revealed that ransomware victims with standalone cyber insurance policies are almost four times more likely to pay the ransom to recover encrypted data than those without … Read more

Everybody Using its Risk Solution Avoided Paying Ransoms in 2022: Resilience

Reported the company: “Over the last two years, the Resilience model has proven that by building a holistic approach to managing this risk, organisational security is increased dramatically. 100% of Resilience cyber risk solution clients impacted by ransomware were able to avoid paying an extortion in 2022. In the same time period, clients overall were … Read more

20% of Nation’s Population Has Data Stolen in Hack: Report 

New Zealand’s Latitude Financial suffered a ransomware attack, reportedly via an IT vendor. Estimates are that one fifth (!?) of New Zealand’s population had personal data exposed by the attack. “However, the company has confirmed that it has substantial insurance coverage that will help offset some of the direct costs.” It’ll be interesting to see … Read more

Patient Sues Hospital Network to Make it Pay Ransom 

“A cancer patient filed the lawsuit as an anonymous plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, after [Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pa.’s] chief compliance officer informed her by phone that photos of her naked during her treatment were online, the lawsuit said. Jane Doe said she wasn’t aware the photos were … Read more

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