Local utilities stepping up cybersecurity amid growing threats
In February, someone hacked into the drinking water system in suburban Tampa, Florida and couldve poisoned it. Thankfully, it didnt get that far. According to the FBI, the number of complaints about cyberattacks were up to as many as 4,000 per day last year: a 400 percent increase from what they were seeing before the pandemic. Ransoms paid to cybercriminals are also on the rise — up more than 300 percent. "What we have to recognize is that these attacks were seeing right now are absolutely p...
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