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Cyberattack hits Pennsylvania Senate Democrats' computers
Trib Live ^ | March 3, 2017 | AP

Posted on 03/04/2017 3:18:21 AM PST by tired&retired

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's Senate Democrats say they are in contact with the FBI and state attorney general's office after a “ransomware” cyberattack shut down their computer systems.

The attack Friday left lawmakers and staff in the caucus unable to access their computer network or data.

Sen. Jay Costa says the ransomware attack was discovered Friday morning. Citing the investigation, caucus officials aren't saying what, if any, ransom was demanded.

(Excerpt) Read more at triblive.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: democrats; pennsylvania

1 posted on 03/04/2017 3:18:21 AM PST by tired&retired
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To: tired&retired

Time for a Democrat Stuxnet


2 posted on 03/04/2017 3:19:55 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

They haven’t changed their password, “password”, yet?!


3 posted on 03/04/2017 3:22:04 AM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: tired&retired

Rat staffers surfing for kiddie porn would be my guess.


4 posted on 03/04/2017 3:22:33 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: skr

The ‘RATS aren’t THAT stupid. Their password was more complex; it was “password1”.


5 posted on 03/04/2017 3:28:25 AM PST by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Porn of any sort was my first thought.


6 posted on 03/04/2017 3:32:54 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: tired&retired

The next story about it will involve Trump and the Russians.


7 posted on 03/04/2017 3:34:37 AM PST by floozy22 (Edward Snowden - American Hero)
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To: tired&retired

An excellent Gofundme idea.


8 posted on 03/04/2017 3:38:12 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: tired&retired

A URL logger on the server would be fun.

Then let Drudge publish all the porno sites they visited


9 posted on 03/04/2017 3:42:11 AM PST by Fai Mao (I still want to see The PIAPS in prison)
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To: tired&retired

Some RAT used their computer to view some porn?


10 posted on 03/04/2017 4:55:39 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: floozy22

OBAMA Tapped TRUMP’S PHONE LINES: Trump Livid Obama Tapped Trump Tower Phones Prior to Election
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! twitter

Limbaugh: Obama Behind ‘Bigger Scandal than Watergate’
http://www.teaparty.org/limbaugh-obama-behind-bigger-scandal-watergate-222014/


11 posted on 03/04/2017 5:11:37 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump! DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: tired&retired

Democrats are probably attempting to destroy tracks of thier voter fraud... course didn’t work because they underestimated the numbers needed to get the witch elected... but that’s a different guess.


12 posted on 03/04/2017 7:30:53 AM PST by GOPJ ("Acting' is the art of lying convincingly. Outside of Hollywood that's 'con-men' stuff..)
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To: tired&retired

Do they have Muslim IT experts working for them ,LOL


13 posted on 03/04/2017 7:35:39 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: tired&retired

Dumb as a box of rocks. probably open the free child porn site advertisement.


14 posted on 03/04/2017 8:14:23 AM PST by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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