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Maze ransomware was behind Pensacola “cyber event,” Florida officials say

Enlarge / Pensacola was hit by Maze ransomware, which has apparently stolen data before encrypting it in other cases. (credit: Paul Harris / Getty Images) An email sent by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to all Florida county commissioners indicated that the ransomware that struck the city of Pensacola on December 7 was the same malware used in an attack against the private security firm Allied Universal, according to a report by the Pensacola News Journal.

 

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