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Texas is currently fighting an unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks that has targeted local government entities in the state, with at least 23 impacted by the attacks.
Details are at a minimum at the moment as the Department of Information Resources (DIR) leads the response and investigation into the attacks. Texas released a brief notification advising affected local jurisdictions to call the state's Division of Emergency Management for assistance.
The attacks started in the morning of August 16 and based on the collected evidence appear to have been conducted by a single threat actor.
The number of confirmed victims is 23 and the department believes that this is how many entities were "actually or potentially impacted;" all of them have been notified.
The origin of this attack is currently unknown, but is being investigated by local Texas authorities such as the DIR, Texas Division of Emergency Management, and Texas Military Department.
Also involved in the investigation are federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation – Cyber, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In its original statement released late Friday, DIR says that while investigations into the origins of the attack are ongoing, their main priority is to assist in the response and recovery of affected entities.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 26 2019, @04:37AM (8 children)
One riot, one Ranger, remember? Mess with Texas, and they'll send a Ranger after you! What, you thought Robocop and the Terminator were bad? Boy, you in some deeeeep SHIT when that Ranger comes in your door!
(Score: 2) by mendax on Monday August 26 2019, @04:52AM (7 children)
Tell that to the North Koreans, who are possibly behind this attack.
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday August 26 2019, @05:30AM (3 children)
Wanna bet it'll be the Chinese this time?
'Cause the trade war needs supported by a populace that didn't see the big butiful wall and you ain't gonna convince them that more expensive gizmos are good for them.
(incidentally, Texas is the blue state with the highest population, moving party preferences by 1 point means more than in other states)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @06:10AM (2 children)
Since when is TX blue?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @06:15AM (1 child)
IDK - Jan 2017 showed a 21 point approval for Trump. It reduced to 6 points only now.
https://morningconsult.com/tracking-trump-2/ [morningconsult.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @07:58AM
That's *net* approval... they still approve of his policies, which is fucking insane. Americans deserve what they get - an isolated nation that matters less and less. Like North Korea.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @11:46AM (1 child)
Get them Norks to pay for a wall round Texas - all problems solved.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @09:12PM
After you fill it to the top with water.
(Score: 2) by epitaxial on Monday August 26 2019, @02:07PM
Most of this ransomware comes from former soviet states. He'll I'd be doing it too if I lived there. No real chance of being caught and those countries don't extradite.