Malware Archives | StateScoop https://statescoop.com/tag/malware/ Latest news and events in state and local government technology Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:51:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/cropped-ss_favicon.png?w=32 Malware Archives | StateScoop https://statescoop.com/tag/malware/ 32 32 Nevada state employee installed ‘malware-laced’ sys admin tool, spurring ransomware attack https://statescoop.com/nevada-state-employee-installed-malware-laced-sys-admin-tool-spurring-ransomware-attack/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:51:45 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=73535 73535 Report: Chinese hackers used Cityworks vulnerability to deliver malware https://statescoop.com/chinese-hackers-cityworks-vulnerability-malware-2025/ Fri, 23 May 2025 19:14:53 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=71180 71180 Government can avoid the ransomware question with strong cyber policy https://statescoop.com/corye-douglas-avoid-ransomware-question-strong-cyber-policy/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:00:37 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=34222 34222 Baltimore approves $10 million for ransomware recovery https://statescoop.com/baltimore-city-council-approves-10-million-ransomware-recovery/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:59:36 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=26349 26349 Report: Risk assessment called Baltimore ‘natural target’ for cyberattack https://statescoop.com/baltimore-cyberattack-risk-assessment-natural-target/ Fri, 31 May 2019 14:43:04 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=25162 25162 Ransomware attack takes down city services in Sammamish, Washington https://statescoop.com/ransomware-attack-takes-down-city-services-in-sammamish-washington/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:39:16 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=22562 22562 U.S. adds charges in Georgia against suspects in Atlanta ransomware attack https://statescoop.com/atlanta-ransomware-attack-charges-filed-georgia/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:24:43 +0000 https://statescoop.com/?p=21545 21545 On cybersecurity, many local governments still lack strategic or disruption response plans https://statescoop.com/on-cybersecurity-many-local-governments-still-lack-strategic-or-disruption-response-plans/ https://statescoop.com/on-cybersecurity-many-local-governments-still-lack-strategic-or-disruption-response-plans/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:00:00 +0000 http://statescoop.scpnewsgrp.com/on-cybersecurity-many-local-governments-still-lack-strategic-or-disruption-response-plans/ https://statescoop.com/on-cybersecurity-many-local-governments-still-lack-strategic-or-disruption-response-plans/feed/ 0 20777 Though ransomware persists in government — often unreported — experts say things are looking up https://statescoop.com/though-ransomware-persists-in-government-often-unreported-experts-say-things-are-looking-up/ https://statescoop.com/though-ransomware-persists-in-government-often-unreported-experts-say-things-are-looking-up/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:41:00 +0000 http://statescoop.scpnewsgrp.com/though-ransomware-persists-in-government-often-unreported-experts-say-things-are-looking-up/ https://statescoop.com/though-ransomware-persists-in-government-often-unreported-experts-say-things-are-looking-up/feed/ 0 14991 Idaho state government hacked twice in three days https://statescoop.com/idaho-state-government-hacked-twice-in-three-days/ https://statescoop.com/idaho-state-government-hacked-twice-in-three-days/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 09:00:00 +0000 http://statescoop.scpnewsgrp.com/idaho-state-government-hacked-twice-in-three-days/ https://statescoop.com/idaho-state-government-hacked-twice-in-three-days/feed/ 0 5864