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Sponsored by: OTELCO

From an animal hospital in York to the police department in Presque Isle to the offices of Tyler Technologies, Maine businesses and other organizations are increasingly being hit by ransomware attacks. The onslaught is nationwide, and the U.S. is retaliating with cyber counterterrorism tactics aimed primarily at Russia.

President Joe Biden has called the brazen attacks a national security threat, and has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those behind the extortion schemes.

Has your business ever been the victim of a ransomware attack?
Yes (19%, 31 VOTES)
No (81%, 128 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: OTELCO

From an animal hospital in York to the police department in Presque Isle to the offices of Tyler Technologies, Maine businesses and other organizations are increasingly being hit by ransomware attacks. The onslaught is nationwide, and the U.S. is retaliating with cyber counterterrorism tactics aimed primarily at Russia.

President Joe Biden has called the brazen attacks a national security threat, and has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those behind the extortion schemes.

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6 Comments

  • July 21, 2021

    Yes, and we ended up paying $10,00 to get our computer system back.

  • July 20, 2021

    My company had a mandatory tedious hour long computer based training session to prevent people from opening suspicious emails. They then frequently sent you phishing emails to see if you were stupid enough to open them. If you did, you had to take that training session over again.

  • July 19, 2021
    I was running IT for the division of a defense contractor (not in Maine) where we did find a server compromised in 2005, and the FBI thought it was China. No attempt at ransom - this was simple espionage.
  • Bud Brown
    July 19, 2021

    Surprised at the number of yes votes

  • July 19, 2021

    Backup, Backup, Backup as that is the only way to cover your back.