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Presque Isle police server hacked by ransomware

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
5 years ago
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An unidentified cybergang associated with Avaddon Ransomware allegedly threatened to begin dumping the Presque Isle Police Department files on the dark web after accessing them if police did not comply with a ransom request.Read more.
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