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Personal and financial information stolen from Stanford Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, and the University of California was leaked online by the Clop ransomware group. Data stolen in the attack targeting Stanford Medicine's Accellion server includes names, addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial information, reported the Stanford Daily.
A Maryland man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for hacking into and damaging the computers of his former employer. Employed at the company's Washington office, Stafford provided IT technical support to the organization's Washington, McLean, Virginia, and Baltimore offices.
Authorities in Maryland have issued an advisory about an apparent email phishing scam targeting firearms dealers in the state. Maryland State Police said it was issued after the Maryland State Police Licensing Division was notified Tuesday about emails received by at least two firearms dealers.
Its home state, Maryland, also knows how to swiftly propose mind-bogglingly bad legislation that would outlaw possession of ransomware and put researchers in jeopardy of prosecution. It's not supposed to keep researchers from responsibly researching or disclosing vulnerabilities, but like other, similar "Let's make malware more illegal" bills before it, SB 30's attempts to protect researchers could "Use a little more work," as pointed out by Ars Technica's Sean Gallagher.
A US state that was struck by a ransomware attack last year is now proposing a local law that would ban possession of malicious software. Local news website the Baltimore Fishbowl reported that Maryland's Senate heard arguments on Senate Bill SB0030, a proposition that would "Label the possession and intent to use ransomware in a malicious manner as a misdemeanor" punishable with up to 10 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would make possession of ransomware a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison sentence and a $10,000 fine. Maryland would reportedly be the third state to criminalize possession of ransomware.
The Maryland Department of Labor has announced that databases containing personally identifiable information (PII) were accessed in a cyber-incident discovered earlier this year. read more
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