Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
An email hacker’s inroads into an organization that helps lead Downtown business may be enough of an alarm bell for the digital security of St. Joseph’s small merchants. The recent cyberattack launched against Rhabecca Boerkircher, executive director of the St. Joseph Downtown Partnership, mentioned her name but was actually a hoax. The ruse had Boerkircher supposedly unable to leave Kiev, Ukraine, because she had been robbed. The mysterious author purported a need for $2,250 to facilitate her return to St. Joseph. Boerkircher found out a quick response was necessary to get her computer back up and running on the heels of a determined hacker’s efforts. She likened the experience to losing a wallet. “You’ve got to get in there and change your passwords as soon as possible. It’s not fun,” she said. “It’s important to back everything up.” Tech Team, based in St. Joseph, stepped up with its information technology services and helped make those changes. Founders Jason Chase and Travis Hawkins are fully aware of the unrepentant attempts by criminals to gain the monetary high ground over their victims. Both men and their firm are steeped in aiding small businesses with vulnerabilities to various and sundry electronic data problems. […]
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