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sboatcar

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4. I see a lot of cities, counties, and school districts getting hit with ransomware

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:40 PM

Jul 29

Its a lot more common than you'd think, just normally its not bad enough that they have to inform the public.This looks like they got hit really bad though.

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Minnesota National Guard activated, state of emergency declared after cyberattack against St. Paul [View all] sarisataka Jul 29 OP

St. Paul seems pretty random, but.. LudwigPastorius Jul 29 #1

I see a lot of cities, counties, and school districts getting hit with ransomware sboatcar Jul 29 #4

Minnesota? Tim Walz? AverageOldGuy Jul 29 #2

Exactly Nigrum Cattus Jul 29 #8

Capital city of a blue state IronLionZion Jul 29 #3

There's usually nothing more to it than a profit motive sboatcar Jul 29 #5

I wouldn't dismiss the possibility angrychair Jul 29 #6

Could Rebl2 Jul 29 #7

Could be domestic terrorists GopherGal Jul 29 #9

Looks like a case of Elon's Pirates attacking a blue state, IMO. Ford_Prefect Jul 29 #10

What the Heck?! Who's Doing This? Cha Jul 30 #11