ransomware
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Hackers and Ransom? Another Wild Development in Fani Willis’ versus Donald Trump
Hackers have threatened to release documents on Thursday in the Georgia election interference case if they don’t get ransom money.
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Lincoln College to Close Following Covid Complications and Cyber Attack
The predominantly Black college faced challenges in both recruitment and retainment amidst financial and technological issues.
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Howard University Cancels Classes After Ransomware Attack
Howard says that so far no personal information was stolen or accessed, but the campus will remain closed and the wifi shut down until it’s deemed safe.
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Baltimore County Public Schools Closed After Ransomware Attack on Computer Systems
According to my friends with kids and my friend who teaches, distance learning is a less than ideal experience. It’s super impersonal, occasionally chaotic and unsurprisingly, super vulnerable to hackers. Baltimore County Public Schools has learned that last part the hard way, as its schools are all currently shut down due to a ransomware attack.…
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Who Hacked the ATL? Hijackers Are Holding Atlanta for Ransom and Time Is Running Out
For the past five days, a mysterious group has been holding the city of Atlanta for ransom as federal authorities fight a computer attack that has crippled the city. Federal, local and state authorities are frantically trying to find a solution. More important, in the spirit of transparency, the city unwittingly committed a tactical blunder…