Ransomware

The city of Santa Fe is using manual timekeeping methods for employees after a ransomware attack on Ultimate Kronos Group, the vendor that provides the city’s time-tracking system, officials have announced.

2021 will be remembered as the most disruptive year so far when it came to cyber attacks, with ransomware impacting businesses and governments — including critical infrastructure — as never before.

MaineHealth and Hannaford, two of Maine's largest employers, have been affected by a ransomware attack on Kronos, a human resources firm that helps companies manage payrolls and track employee attendance.

Mark Wong, CIO of Honolulu, Hawaii, said all computer networks operated by the city and county are safe, despite a recent ransomware attack that compromised public transit services and other organizations.

City officials announced that a ransomware attack had breached the timekeeping vendor the Ultimate Kronos Group over the weekend. The company says it may take several weeks for services to come back online.

Several of the systems used by state lawmakers have been taken offline following a cyber attack against the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. The attack comes just a month before the next legislative session.

A ransomware attack on payroll service vendor the Ultimate Kronos Group may have compromised data for employees of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and the city's Board of Water Supply.

The city took its systems offline — including bill payment services — after identifying an external threat Friday. Emergency services and police and fire response were not affected by the outage.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s revised framework expands its focus to operational technologies, urging organizations to better ensure mission-critical systems can withstand cyber disruptions.

Indiana’s 2021 cybersecurity strategy aims to provide a variety of practical tools and education supports. Cybersecurity program director Chetrice Mosley-Romero says it puts a particular focus on helping local government.

For thousands of students and employees of Broward County Public Schools in Florida whose personal data was exposed by a cyber attack, experts recommend new passwords, credit monitoring and identity theft protection.

A federal hearing discussed new cyber incident reporting requirements for rail operators, put focus on needs to shore up Department of Transportation system defenses and questioned the state of FAA cybersecurity.

Ransomware incidents at other Pennsylvania schools prompted Hempfield Area School District to pay for an audit and vulnerability assessment of its infrastructure, set to begin when students leave for the holidays.

After initially saying it was unaware of personal information being exposed by a ransomware attack months ago, the district is now sending written notifications that names and social security numbers were exposed.

The editorial board of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review commends the college for being open with the public about a recent ransomware attack and shutting down classes Monday and Tuesday to be safe.

The Illinois school's computer network, including phones, email and applications, went down early this morning due to a ransomware attack, prompting administrators to close campus for the day.

The Coalition of City CISOs aims to fill a professional networking gap by helping CISOs of cities and counties share advice and threat intelligence, and presents the local perspective to federal partners and policymakers.

Most states don't mandate that their agencies report any cyber incidents that occur. However, a new legislative trend shows that state lawmakers are gradually recognizing the importance of incident reporting.