Elementary, middle and high schools have been increasingly targeted in recent months, according the the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Ransomware has never been more of a national security concern after a string of hacks against the fuel. Public school districts have been frequent targets of ransomware attacks. The districts of Baltimore County, Maryland Fairfax County, Virginia Hartford, Connecticut and Fort Worth, Texas, were among those hit last year. That’s the impetus behind a project that Stanford University student and security researcher Jack Cable launched on Thursday, dubbed Ransomwhere, a plan to track payments to bitcoin addresses associated with known ransomware gangs. Find where it says Localhost and take a look below that. In the case of retailers or government agencies it could be Social Security, bank account numbers and birth dates.Conti claimed it stole from Broward’s system Social Security numbers, birth dates and other student and employee information. Also, even if you do not delete the files, be sure to stop the process by right-clicking on it and selecting End Process. He ran the program, filling out a whole survey meant to tell if someone could be infected with AIDS or not. In the case of corporations, that data could be trade secrets. A jack-of-all-tech-trades, Willems put the 5.25-inch black plastic diskette into his PC. CITY OF PENSACOLA HIT BY RANSOMWARE ATTACKĪfter the ransomware is activated, the criminals demand money to unlock the malware and refrain from posting - or selling - stolen data. The criminal group behind BlackMatter ransomware announces plans to shut down the operation, citing pressure from the authorities The criminal group behind the BlackMatter ransomware have announced plans today to shut down their operation, citing pressure from local authorities.