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Ransomware operators have breached yet another school district in the United States, demanding ransom to unlock the district’s data. But this time, the district was prepared. Ransom notes started shooting out of printers in the Ava School Distric… Continue reading Ransom notes shoot out of school printers but district denies hackers their prize
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What is shocking about this incident is that what the Uber driver did was legal under Missouri law. Jason Gargac, an Uber and Lyft driver from St Louis Missouri, USA recorded and live-streamed his passengers’ activities on the video-s… Continue reading Uber driver recorded passengers & live-streamed videos on Twitch
Several secretaries of state are telling the main backers of a Senate election security bill that the legislation might need tweaks to how it addresses information sharing, state-federal communication channels, funding mechanisms and post-election audits, among other things. The secretaries, who are the top election officials in their states, met with bill sponsors James Lankford, R-Okla., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., in person and via phone Monday to discuss the Secure Elections Act. The legislation is intended to bolster election security by smoothing out coordination between the state and federal levels and providing states financial support for operations and equipment upgrades. State secretaries from Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado and New Mexico participated in the meeting. A spokesperson for Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said that the secretary suggested quicker intelligence reporting to states. Among the ways the Department of Homeland Security is currently coordinating with states is by sponsoring security clearances for state election officials to review information about […]
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