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Posted: Nov 12, 2021 / 10:17 AM CST / Updated: Nov 30, 2021 / 10:34 AM CST

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Former Spring Hill City Administrator remembers phishing scheme as ‘traumatic event’

by Erica Francis / Nov 23, 2021

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Victor Lay, the former city administrator for Spring Hill, said the cyberattack that hit the city back in 2017 was the most traumatic event he ever had to deal with.

"Someone opened an email they shouldn't have and clicked on a link they shouldn't have," said Lay.

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How the Lawrence Co. 911 center hit by a ransomware attack, amid the COVID pandemic, handled the threat

by Andy Cordan, Sebastian Posey / Nov 23, 2021

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — In 2020, the Lawrence County 911 center was hit by a malicious ransomware attack. What happened? And how did the 911 team handle the cyber emergency? Andy Cordan went back to Lawrenceburg to talk with people who battled the threat head-on.

The ransomware attack happened in the spring of 2020 and it began with very alarming notices on workplace computers at the 911 center.

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Most cybercrimes can be prevented, cybersecurity expert says

by Neil Orne, Sebastian Posey / Nov 23, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It is no exaggeration to say Scott Augenbaum wrote the book on ransomware. "I have seen the ransomware actors target the most vulnerable segments of society targeting nonprofit organizations, small businesses, religious institutions, the cybercriminals do not care who you are, they want to target you and they are financially motivated.”

The FBI veteran said a majority of cybercrimes could have been prevented. “The secret to cybersecurity, a simple plan to protect your family and business because one of the things I discovered when I was with the FBI was a majority of the cybercrime victimizations that I dealt with easily could have been prevented."

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