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Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom
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Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom

A town in Florida, which was recently targeted in a ransomware attack, has decided to pay the $600,000 ransom.  Municipal computers for Riviera Beach, a suburb of Palm Beach, were rendered unusable by the ransomware attack. The virus disabled email, hit emergency response systems and forced staff to use paper based admin systems. The local…

EE Fined £100,000!
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EE Fined £100,000!

The ICO, Information Commissioner, have fined the mobile network EE for sending messages without their consent! The ICO believe that EE have sent more than 2.5m messages to customers… this was only in 2018! The purpose of these messages was to ensure that the customers will either upgrade or buy themselves a headset from EE…

£100m Fund To Boost UK Offshore Wind Farms
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£100m Fund To Boost UK Offshore Wind Farms

The push to produce more electricity from wind continues with the launch of a new £100m fund aptly named “The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership“. The aim is to maximise opportunities for UK companies, however, although welcome it seems to be privately-raised funds which will be available (so looking for maximum returns) spread over 10 years…

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