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Spotlight On: Phishing
One of the most common cyber attacks that Michigan residents experience is phishing. While this type of digital threat is not new, phishing campaigns are continuing to increase in their frequency and sophistication. They have also become important parts of other cyber crimes, such as ransomware attacks.
Don’t get hooked. Protect yourself by learning more about phishing and what resources the State of Michigan offers to help combat and respond to phishing attempts.
What is a phishing scam?
Phishing scams are attempts by criminals and other malicious individuals to trick users into giving up sensitive information, using:
On Wednesday, the Michigan State Police s Michigan Cyber Command Center warned entities who host on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers of a newly identified, significant and active threat to network security.
FBI Investigating Michigan School District Hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Michigan State Police are investigating a cyber-attack on a Michigan school district.
District administrators at Saginaw Township Community Schools began experiencing IT issues on Sunday following what is believed to have been a ransomware attack on the district s computer network.
Investigators are in contact with the cyber-criminals behind the attack. It is not yet clear how the threat actors gained access to the network.
“They are communicating almost daily with the hackers to figure out what exactly they want,” said district superintendent Bruce Martin.
WNEM reported that Martin sent an email out to parents in which he stated that malware had been used to encrypt files and lock users out of them. The cyber-thieves behind the attack had then demanded ransom money from the school in exchange for a decryption key.