December – By Jaret Langston, Dale W. Callahan, and Joseph Popinski

December 15, 2019 By Technology Director

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Ransomware forced New Mexico hospital staff to use pen and paper. Hackers attacked Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services with ransomware earlier this year and posted stolen data about employees online. http://ow.ly/NfHb50DRrWg

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5 Mar

Hacked back! Three Russian-language cybercrime forums were hacked recently. Hackers posted thousands of stolen usernames and email addresses from users of the Mazafaka cybercrime forum on the dark web this week. http://ow.ly/MFgy50DRrRk

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4 Mar

Federal Microsoft warning: Government agencies using certain on-premises versions of Microsoft's Exchange Server should apply the company's patches, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency directed Wednesday. http://ow.ly/TUkS50DQb1W

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4 Mar

Google says it won't use new ways of tracking you as it phases out browser cookies for ads. http://ow.ly/n00R50DQaUb

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3 Mar

59% - The Portion of ransomware attacks that IBM’s X-Force cyber team responded to last year that used a “double extortion” technique: Hackers demanded money in return for unlocking a victim’s data and for not publishing it online. http://ow.ly/EMIs50DP7Y6

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3 Mar

Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, signed a data privacy bill into law Tuesday. The Consumer Data Protection Act gives individuals the right to sue organizations for data-privacy violations and to opt out of having their data used for targeted ads. https://thehill.com/policy/technology/541290-virginia-governor-signs-comprehensive-data-privacy-law?mod=djemCybersecruityPro&tpl=cy

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