RICHMOND, Va. Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were […]
Ransomware gangs becoming more aggressive in working to ‘foment chaos’ against law enforcement
Updated May 09, 2021;
RICHMOND, Va. Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime.
Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were demanding $6,000 of bitcoin.
“I was shocked, I was surprised, frustrated,” Cunningham said.
Police departments big and small have been plagued for years by foreign hackers breaking into networks and causing varying level of mischief, from disabling email systems to more serious problems with 911 centers temporarily knocked offline. In some cases important case files have gone missing.
Which Tampa Bay projects will survive a Ron DeSantis veto?
At least $245 million in local projects have been approved by the Legislature. Their fate lies with DeSantis.
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Aerial photo of the construction site of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center. Courtesy of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center [ [ Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center ] ]
Updated May 10
TALLAHASSEE â When ZooTampa at Lowry Park had a $500,000 budget request denied by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, executives were not surprised.
Just a few months into the coronavirus outbreak, Floridaâs financial picture looked grim. In the face of a devastating pandemic, investing six figures on the zooâs panther habitat was not at the top of DeSantisâ priority list. He vetoed the zooâs project â along with more than $1 billion in total budget vetoes.
Head-on collision leaves two dead in Thonotosassa
Their vehicles collided after one crossed into the otherâs lane on U.S. 301, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Two men were killed in a head-on collision early Saturday on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa in northeastern Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. [ Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol ]
Updated May 8
THONOTOSASSA â Two men were killed in a head-on collision early Saturday on U.S. 301 in northeastern Hillsborough County, troopers say.
The crash took place about 3:50 a.m. on U.S. 301 north of St. Francis Lane, northeast of Lake Thonotosassa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.