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Jun 15, 2021 | 3:11 PM
(The Center Square) – Recent ransom attacks have been making national headlines, but criminals have been targeting Illinois as well.
According to the U.S. Government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Assurance Agency, “Ransomware is an ever-evolving form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption.”
A cyber attack took place on the computer systems of the St. Clair County government this month. County officials dealt with issues for an entire week. A ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack. It is not known if the county paid a ransom.
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New York Times cybersecurity reporter is next Paul Simon Institute guest speaker
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New York Times cybersecurity reporter is next Paul Simon Institute guest speaker
CARBONDALE, Ill. The New York Times reporter and author Nicole Perlroth will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute next week for a virtual discussion about cybersecurity and the cyber weapons arms race.
Perlroth covers cybersecurity and digital espionage for the New York Times and has recently written stories about the Colonial Pipeline hack in May, which disrupted fuel supplies on the East Coast, and the hack earlier this month of meat processor JBS, which impacted operations at United States beef, pork and poultry plants.