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Middle Tenn. sheriff pays ransom for files held hostage by malware
AP via Johnson City Press ^
| November 13, 2014
Posted on 11/13/2014 12:09:05 PM PST by don-o
DICKSON, Tenn. The Dickson County Sheriff's Office in Middle Tennessee ended up paying a ransom after a malicious computer program blocked access to their files.
Detective Jeff McCliss told WTVF-TV that malware on a computer locked the agency's case files, which included autopsy reports, witness statements and crime scene photos. He says the malware, called "Cryptowall," doesn't tamper with files on a computer, but keeps them locked until a ransom is paid.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cryptolocker; donutwatch
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:09:05 PM PST
by
don-o
To: don-o
Same thing happened in an episode of The Good Wife.
2
posted on
11/13/2014 12:10:41 PM PST
by
Sparklite
To: Sparklite
Don’t even know what that is. A TEEVEE show or sumpin’?
3
posted on
11/13/2014 12:12:18 PM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
Officer Bubba been surfing too many porn websites on the night shift.
4
posted on
11/13/2014 12:13:32 PM PST
by
moovova
To: don-o
No backups?
I think I see their problem there.
5
posted on
11/13/2014 12:14:07 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: don-o
So.... if he has to PAY somebody, can’t the ‘authorities’ track down who receives the payment ?
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:15:03 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: AppyPappy
Doesn’t sound like the were smart enough to turn off the automatic Windows restore points, which could have saved them from embarrassment.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:15:40 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
To: moovova
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:16:24 PM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
There should be a bounty on the heads of authors of cryptolocker and similar ransom-ware. A lamppost is too good for them.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:19:46 PM PST
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: Ingtar
turn off the automatic Windows restore points, Tell more about that, please. Maybe I need to go there.
10
posted on
11/13/2014 12:20:12 PM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: moovova
Officer Bubba been surfing too many porn websites on the night shift.
To: don-o
It’s a lot more difficult to hold paper files for ransom.
12
posted on
11/13/2014 12:22:40 PM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: don-o
Depends on your version of Windows where you find it. Windows 7 it is called System Protection. I find that it usually helps more people than it hurts.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:22:59 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
To: don-o
Detective Jeff McCliss told WTVF-TV that malware on a computer locked the agency's case files, which included autopsy reports, witness statements and crime scene photos. Good luck using it as evidence now. Store all that stuff on a non-network computer.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:25:23 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: UCANSEE2
Payment probably goes to an offshore account.
15
posted on
11/13/2014 12:45:02 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good Communists, are terrible human beings.)
To: Ingtar
“Doesnt sound like the were smart enough to turn off the automatic Windows restore points....”
Pretty darn near impossible on a mac.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:47:25 PM PST
by
billhilly
(First eligible to vote in 1958)
To: Ingtar
“Doesnt sound like the were smart enough to turn off the automatic Windows restore points....”
Pretty darn near impossible on a mac.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:47:38 PM PST
by
billhilly
(First eligible to vote in 1958)
To: don-o
Somebody introduce the Sheriff to Malwarebytes.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:47:51 PM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: billhilly
Ahh. Well, Macs are better. There had to be a much better way out of it if it was on a Mac. :)
I missed that in the article, apparently.
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:49:26 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
To: Georgia Girl 2
I was just going to say that... boot from a thumbdrive and run Malwarebytes and you’re good to go.
Leave it installed too along with Avast anti-virus
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posted on
11/13/2014 12:50:21 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(Palin/Cruz 2016)
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