An unspecified malware variant recently disabled the automated response systems of a New Zealand-based ambulance service. The service – which provides 90% of the emergency and non-emergency ambulances in the country – was forced to manually allocate the rescue vehicles over a 24-hour period. “Anti-virus software protected the systems but…
Hacker disables city of Providence site
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 26 (UPI) — A computer hacker managed disabled the server that hosts the official Web site for the city of Providence, R.I., a spokesman for the mayor said. David Ortiz, spokesman for Mayor Angel Taveras, said the hacker gained access to InMotionHosting’s server early Sunday and disabled…