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September 13, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State University College of Engineering: The Ohio State University College of Engineering is excited to share a new, useful, free online cybersecurity training resource and wants to get the word out to Ohio small businesses. The Ohio State University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence has received a competitive federal grant to provide free cybersecurity training for small businesses in Ohio. The program aligns with several federal and state of Ohio initiatives to help raise the cybersecurity posture of Ohio’s nearly 1 million small businesses. The modules offered help to ensure that Ohio continues to be a vital part of the manufacturing supply chain by offering free educational services based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework that can be used by small businesses to help them show compliance with the Ohio Data Protection Act. The program provides complementary services to expand the existing outreach by the Ohio Cyber Range Institute and the Ohio Cyber Collaboration Committee for critical infrastructure and local government.
September 4, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal: COLUMBUS, Ohio – To help ensure transparency related to its grants programs, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal has unveiled a new interactive online dashboard that allows users to easily, quickly and accurately search for grant funds that have been awarded to fire departments throughout the state. Information on the dashboard is available for each of the past five years. The new online resource is available to fire departments, media outlets and the general public, allowing easy access to up-to-date information regarding grant funding that has been awarded in support of MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio Communications), equipment and training initiatives. Additional key features of the dashboard include the ability to sort and filter grants by county and grant type, and also search for grants by individual department.
August 21, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission: BEREA, Ohio (Aug. 21, 2024) -- The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding mobile device owners everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fake websites. The Ohio Turnpike does NOT request its customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid tolls and/or toll violations do NOT occur by text either.
August 21, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: COLUMBUS, Ohio – In 2023 alone, Ohioans sent more than $2 trillion through money transmitter services, which has more than doubled from 2018. While traditional services like Western Union and MoneyGram allow individuals to easily send money to family and friends, including overseas, newer online companies like Fintech Digital and crypto exchanges pose a higher risk of fraud. The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) is highlighting how Ohioans can protect themselves – and their money – from potential risks. With the proliferation of online money transmitters for holding and transmitting funds, consumers should be aware of potential scams, especially those involving crypto wallets or online purchases. Fraudsters may set up fake companies or pressure individuals into sending money under false pretenses, such as a family emergency. Unlike online digital payment networks such as Venmo or Zelle, which require extensive user verification, some of these money transmitter services are prime areas for scammers to exploit due to their less stringent account setup processes.
August 12, 2024, Press Release from the FBI Cleveland Division: [Cleveland, OH.] Today, FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor,” the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker ‘Brain,’ and the dismantling of three US servers, three UK servers, 18 German servers, eight US-based criminal domains, and one German-based criminal domain. Since its inception in August 2023, Radar/Dispossessor has quickly developed into an internationally impactful ransomware group, targeting, and attacking small to mid-sized businesses and organizations from the production, development, education, healthcare, financial services, and transportation sectors. Originally focused on entities in the USA, the investigation discovered 43 companies as victims of the attacks, from countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Honduras, India, Canada, Croatia, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Germany. During its investigation, the FBI identified a multitude of websites associated with Brain and his team.
5th District Congressman Bob Latta sponsoring a bill to strengthen national cybersecurity. If passed, the "ROUTERS Act" would require the U.S. Department of Commerce to look into national security threats from routers and modems sold in the United States that were manufactured by companies with ties to foreign adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, or Cuba. A compromised router could allow hackers to install malware or view data in any home, business, or government agency where it's installed.
July 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission: BEREA, Ohio (July 22, 2024) – The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding toll customers everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fraudulent websites. The Ohio Turnpike does NOT request its E-ZPass customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid tolls and/or toll violations do NOT occur by text either.
Pictured: User on a laptop with warning alert.
In a media release Wednesday, Crown Equipment says they were victims of a cyberattack from an international cybercriminal organization. The attack has temporarily shut down its operating system so the incident can be investigated and resolved. The company is working with the world's leading cybersecurity experts and federal law enforcement to analyze the data and determine the next step.