Cyber Attackers Getting More Aggressive
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www.thebusinessjournal.com UPDATED DAILY JUNE 1, 2018 thebusinessjournal.com the FOCUS | 8 Cyber attackers getting more Health Care Roundup aggressive the EXECUTIVE David Castellon - STAFF WRITER PROFILE | 9 A year ago, hackers stealing social security numbers from businesses and personal computers could have gotten about $30 per number on the digital black market. That could be a huge payout, considering some data thieves have illegally mined millions Ray Beshoff of social security numbers and President other bits of personal data from Fresno Football Club, Inc. a single business. This year, that illicit work is a bit less lucrative, as the going rate the LIST | 10 for a social security number cur- Clovis Community Medical Center rently is about $18, said Rich Rice, tops the Birthing Centers list an information technology con- that people just aren’t willing to pant growth of cyber attacks on birth, personal health recorders, sulting manager for Moss Adams, pay as much for it, Rice noted to businesses and individuals and credit card data, etc.” This Week Online 6 a Seattle-based accounting, con- the small crowd who attended his how successful the hackers have Rich told the audience that’s sulting and wealth-management People on the Move 11 discussion on cyber security at become. up almost two billion such thefts fi rm with an offi ce in Fresno. the San Joaquin Valley Manufac- Since 2013, nine billion data re- compared to two years ago, “so Leads 14-16 “It’s supply and demand,” he turing Alliance’s 4th Annual Man- cords have been stolen in the U.S., the trend is increasing quite a bit.” Public Notices 18-25 said of crooks making less money ufacturing Summit last month at Rice said, Most of those attacks are fi nan- Opinion 26 on some cyber attacks, noting the Fresno Convention Center. “We’re talking about social se- cially motivated, with tech-savvy that they’re occurring so much curity numbers; personal, iden- crooks stealing data on custom- more frequently, with so much Flooded market tifying information, such as ad- stolen personal data available It’s a sad testament on the ram- dresses, phone numbers, dates of Cyber | 2 Coworking spaces on the BIG, COLD AND IN CHARGE United States Cold Storage expanding rise in Fresno Fresno footprint PHOTO BY DONALD A. PROMNITZ | People at work the Hashtag in Downtown Fresno. The Hashtag, founded by Irma Olguin, is the fi rst coworking space to open in Fresno. Donald A. Promnitz – STAFF WRITER really have anyone to bounce ideas off of or anything.” Pendleton began to look PHOTO BY FRANK LOPEZ | United States Cold Storage in Fresno is undergoing development for its new 210, 630 When Kayla Pendleton square foot warehouse that will add 28,000 pallet positions, 20 truck dock doors, and a temper area. graduated college, she found for a private office when she herself moving to San Diego, stumbled upon the idea of co- where her first job involved working, the concept of a pro- Frank Lopez – STAFF WRITER sion. her working remotely. It was a fessional office setting where An additional 210,630 square difficult setup for Pendleton. memberships can be given out Since 2007, United States feet cold storage warehouse “I was really kind of isolated, and offices and conference Cold Storage (USCS) in Fresno will add 28,000 pallet posi- I didn’t know anyone and I was rooms are open to profession- has been serving the Central tions, 20 truck dock doors, a als. From there, she discovered Valley for the region’s cold having trouble working from dedicated and racked temper- home in my new job,” she said. Hera Hub, a space geared to- storage needs — and is current- “It was a small team and I didn’t Coworking | 4 ly undergoing a major expan- Cold Storage | 7 SENSITIVE TIME PRIORITY HANDLING PERIODICAL: FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 ISSUE # 325394 | $1.25 PER COPY USPS 145-100 Ali Nekumanesh and his wife, Debbie. Hesam Hobab. Chris Abbey - VP of Operations. Elaina Mitchell, offi ce manager, and her husband Dave. Nonie Curry, Operations Specialist. Jennifer Brandon, Controller. Foad Saffa, Director of Operations. Mr. Hobab. Nate Gilbert, Director of Franchise Development. 2 www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 Serving the Valley for over 26 years PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Chris Buthe, manager of cyber physical security services with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting in Torrance, gives a cyber security presentation at the San Joaquin Valley Manufacturing Alliance’s 4th Annual Manufacturing Summit last month at the Fresno Convention Center. Cyber | from 1 ing control via computers of building Motorola Two-Way Radios systems, utilities and manufacturing equipment, demanding ransoms — Built for the toughest situations ers or employees to later steal their sometimes in the millions of dollars — money, take proprietary data to sell or to restore systems or causing business introduce malicious software that locks shut-downs or damage. people out of their business and person- Some of these attacks not only threat- al system until the victims pay “ransom” en the wellbeing of the businesses, but in exchange for the codes to turn off the also lives. “ransomware.” 559.435.6619 Potentially deadly Phishing attempts Rice said one of the most notable such Cliff Dunbar, chairman and CEO of attacks occurred at a German steel mill Buckman-Mitchell Financial and Insur- in December 2014. 3733 S Bagley Ave Suite C ance Services in Visalia, said recently The German Federal Offi ce of Infor- a senior executive in his organization mation Security reported that the hack Fresno, CA 93725 received an email seemingly from him was the result of an employee clicking saying he was out of town and needed on a phishing email, which allowed mal- $200,000 sent to him right away. ware to make its way into the company’s “She began doing it,” but stopped, computer system. thinking she should verify the request, German offi cials initially disclosed and discovered Dunbar actually was at only that the cyber attack caused “mas- work and never sent the email, he re- sive damage” to the foundry, according counted. Memory Care Specialists of Fresno to SecurityIntelligence.com, but Rice “In the past, you worried about break- said he has heard plant operators were ins and thefts. Now you have to worry locked out of the controls of a blast fur- about break-ins into emails and com- nace, and it blew up. puters systems,” Dunbar said, adding He added that German offi cials didn’t that even with high-grade computer de- disclose if anyone was injured in that cy- fenses, employees need to be watchful ber attack. of being targeted by hackers, which can “This case is just one of the latest ex- be as simple as opening a seemingly in- amples of Hollywood fears coming true nocuous email and unknowingly allow- through the Internet of Things,” Securi- ing malware into a computer system. tyIntelligence.com reported. Since then, now famous data theft Ag emerges as a target attacks on major businesses including Peter Baldwin, senior vice president Target, Sony Pictures and Merck phar- with Alliant Insurance Services in Fres- maceuticals have been mixed with re- no, which sells cyber insurance for sto- ports of hackers going after hospitals len data, agreed. and shutting down utilities and busi- “What we are seeing now in the Valley, nesses, some for days at a time. Koelsch Communities is celebrating our 60th Anniversary growers, packers shippers, manufactur- ers — anybody that has computers that of providing seniors with excellent personalized care. Costly bills are operating in their companies — are In late June of last year, a ransom- Our Fresno management team has over 45 years of combined targets or potential targets … particu- ware attack shut down the main termi- larly the lower-hanging fruit without experience in the senior care industry. Come for a tour nal at the Port of Los Angeles for three the fi rewalls and other protections they and meet our memory care specialists for yourself. days. The Danish shipping company should have to prevent these [attacks],” that owned the terminal, A.P. Moller- he said. “I’m saying that any business or We offer a wide range of services: Maersk, later told the Wall Street Jour- person could be targeted by a cyber at- nal that the attack would likely cost the • Long-term assisted living • Educational events tack. company up to $300 million. • Respite stays “I’ve been involved with two [Valley] • Complete medication service Earlier this year, the British govern- manufacturers in the last 90 days that • Day stays • Diabetic management ment reported that hackers working for have been taken hostage,” Baldwin said, the Russian government were responsi- • Support groups and injections adding that the businesses declined ble for the global Petya Cyber Attack that to pay the hackers’ ransom, but it cost had a wide range of targets that includ- each upwards of $200,000 to purge 24 Hour On-Site Licensed Nursing ed Merck and FedEx. Petya also report- their computer systems of the malicious edly hit Princeton Community Hospital software — or “malware” — and restore in West Virginia, which was forced to their systems, and that doesn’t include replace its corrupted computer network the cost of lost work and sales resulting entirely, according to news reports. from the attacks. Hancock Health in Indiana last year The threat has gotten worse, not just reportedly gave in to hackers’ demands 1425 E. Nees Ave. • Fresno, CA • (559) 412-2299 in the number of cyber attacks but be- cedarbrookfresno.com cause cyber criminals have been chang- Cyber | 3 ing their tactics in recent years, tak- Cedarbrook, Business Journal, Memory Care of Fresno Ad, 4.875 x 6.5”, March 2018 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com 3 adding that “Rather than saying it’s a compliance issue, its more of a stay-in- business issues, is how we approach this thing.” It comes down to businesses main- taining the trust they have with their customers, suppliers, etc.