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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

April 15, 2024 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, august.com, chirp systems, Latest Warnings, matt brown, ProPublica, realpage inc., security tools, u.s. cybersecurity & infrastructure security agency

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:51:17 +0000

The U.S. government is warning that smart locks securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021. Meanwhile, Chirp’s parent company, RealPage, Inc., is being sued by multiple U.S. states for allegedly colluding with landlords to illegally raise rents.

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Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack

January 24, 2020 0 Comments chicago tribune, CrowdStrike, dch health system, emotet, imperial county, imperial county california, lake city, lake city florida, los angeles times, ProPublica, ransom, ransom.ryuk, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, tampa bay times, tribune publishing, trickbot, Trojan.TrickBot, us coast guard

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:11:10 +0000

Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity.

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Ransomware Bites Dental Data Backup Firm

August 29, 2019 0 Comments Brenna Sadler, Data Breaches, DDS Safe, Digital Dental Record, PerCSoft, ProPublica, Wisconsin Dental Association

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:59:11 +0000

PerCSoft, a Wisconsin-based company that manages a remote data backup service relied upon by hundreds of dental offices across the country, is struggling to restore access to client systems after falling victim to a ransomware attack.