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Delco staying mum on ransomware details(DELCO, PA)
Broad and Liberty ^ | 12/01/20 | Todd Shepherd

Posted on 12/02/2020 5:29:41 AM PST by Kid Shelleen

Delaware County is keeping all information about a recent ransomware attack close to the vest and is still refusing to confirm whether the ransom was paid in full despite media reports saying it was.

“Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks,” an early report from ABC 6 said. ---SNIP--- Hackers seized control of numerous computer networks in the county on Saturday, November 21. The following day, the county issued a press release that only generically described the extent of the attack.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
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Delaware County is in the center of the PA voting fraud controversy but don't worry the hackers did not compromise the election system.
1 posted on 12/02/2020 5:29:41 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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2 posted on 12/02/2020 5:30:14 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Delaware County is keeping all information about a recent ransomware attack close to the vest and is still refusing to confirm whether the ransom was paid in full despite media reports saying it was.

he only way a ransomware attack succeeds is thru an extraordinary level of incompetence by the IT dept. Being a government entity, this is pretty much a given.

A ransom ware attack succeeds only because there are two glaring vulnerabilities. Both vulnerabilities must be present for the attack to work.

1. Crappy security allowing outsiders admin access to servers.
2. Nonexistent data backups or backups not isolated from online access.


3 posted on 12/02/2020 5:36:24 AM PST by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Kid Shelleen
... the hackers did not compromise the election system.

The Dems beat them to it...................

4 posted on 12/02/2020 5:38:29 AM PST by Red Badger (Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Delaware County (run by corrupt democrat criminals and lowlifes) probably paid the ransom and got half of it kicked back.

We know who you are democrats... BLM black criminals, white antifa thugs and white trash with money.


5 posted on 12/02/2020 5:59:55 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrats: Tonya Harding Biden - BLM lowlifes, Antifa thugs, and white trash with money.)
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To: GOPJ
The same Delaware County that lost their voter books, sounds fishy to me. Would not be surprised if the Ransomware affected their voting records also.

STOLEN? When Two Delaware County Judge of Elections Went to Pick Up Voter Books, They Weren’t There
6 posted on 12/02/2020 6:20:27 AM PST by RBW in PA
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To: RBW in PA

Is that the county where the server shredder truck ended up this week?


7 posted on 12/02/2020 8:22:12 AM PST by RideForever (We were born to be tested)
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To: Red Badger

Well said!


8 posted on 12/02/2020 9:38:21 AM PST by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: GOPJ

#5 Like the bank robberies where the news is reported that a million dollars was stolen when it was just a fraction of that and the bank officials get the money.


9 posted on 12/02/2020 10:18:32 AM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party )
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To: minnesota_bound
#5 Like the bank robberies where the news is reported that a million dollars was stolen when it was just a fraction of that and the bank officials get the money.

That gives me an idea - why not fire the FBI and replace them with Insurance investigators? If we did that our 'investigators' would have the smarts and MATH ability to ferret out the voter fraud that's happening in our large cities...

10 posted on 12/02/2020 10:41:46 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrats: Tonya Harding Biden - BLM lowlifes, Antifa thugs, and 'elites' - white trash with money.)
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To: RBW in PA

There’s democrat criminals, thugs and commies - then there’s democrat snowflakes and ‘see on evil’ ‘elites’ who want to pretend what’s happening behind the scenes isn’t really happening.

Kind of like the Eloi and the Morlocks. Or the Morlocks and Eloi,,,


11 posted on 12/02/2020 10:58:05 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrats: Tonya Harding Biden - BLM lowlifes, Antifa thugs, and 'elites' - white trash with money.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Delaware County - another suburban area that used to be solid Republican and has gone to the dark side of the Democrats - sad, sad, sad.....


12 posted on 12/02/2020 12:14:12 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Intolerant in NJ

Sadly, yes. The second I retire I’m leaving Delco.


13 posted on 12/02/2020 12:15:00 PM PST by Windcatcher (Time to fly the other black flag -- one of no quarter for Marxists.)
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I left years ago after my tour in the Army - grew up in Swarthmore which, when I left, was still heavily Republican - I was surprised and shocked in 2000 when I took my mother back to see her dentist that there were so many Gore Lieberman signs around - further shocked a few months back when I saw on Philly TV that Swarthmore has apparently become the epicenter for the Democrat organization and operations in the County - I guess that’s what they mean by you can’t go home again......


14 posted on 12/02/2020 12:35:22 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: GOPJ

Insurance investigators would solve all cases as they can get 10% reward like Banacek along with the perks.
https://tinyurl.com/y35kdsqp


15 posted on 12/02/2020 8:08:03 PM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party )
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