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5 Apr

#sextrafficking | Strip clubs sue in Florida over raised danger age limit | #tinder | #pof | #match

Strip clubs in one Florida city are suing over a new law that raised the minimum age for strippers from 18 to 21. The law in Jacksonville was enacted March 5 in a bid to reduce human trafficking. But lawyers...
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8 Feb

#school | #ransomware | Ryuk Ransomware behind Attack on Florida Library System

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (TNS) — The cyberattack that took down public-access computers at Volusia County, Fla., libraries last month involved ransomware that has elicited millions of dollars in ransom payments from governments and large businesses. Volusia...
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25 Nov

#hacking | Florida Senator Annette Taddeo Said Russian Hacking Impacted Her Congressional Race – CBS Miami

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida state Senator Annette Taddeo, in an exclusive interview with CBS 60 Minutes, revealed that not only did Russian hackers try to disrupt the 2016 presidential election, they...
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8 Nov

#infosec | Florida Police Want Access to Controversial Facial Recognition Network

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Florida’s largest police department is seeking to gain permanent access to a facial recognition network maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The Face Analysis Comparison and Examination System (FACES), set...
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26 Jun

Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month

In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other against Lake City. Lake City, a city in northern...
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14 Feb

Florida #lags in #cybersecurity preparedness, #excels in #education

Source: National Cyber Security News Despite the state Legislature’s hopes, Florida isn’t the “cyber” state just yet. A newly-released survey of industry professionals about the state’s digital security landscape found that while the Sunshine State lags other states in overall...
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8 Dec

Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Last year, Uber received an email from an anonymous person demanding money in exchange for the stolen user database. It turns out that a 20-year-old Florida man, with the help of another, breached Uber’s system last year and was paid...
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30 Oct

Florida push to become #bigger player in #cybersecurity comes amid #tough #competition

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Florida probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind in terms of a strong cybersecurity industry. In fact, it has a somewhat insecure reputation — the Sunshine State had the...
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28 Oct

Florida #man gets 16 months over #bitcoin bank #hacker scheme

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans NEW YORK – A Florida software engineer was sentenced to 16 months in prison for helping run an illegal Bitcoin exchange suspected of laundering money for a group of hackers who...
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22 Jul

Florida officer gets 5 years for driver license theft scheme

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans MIAMI A former Florida police officer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in an identity theft scheme that involved a confidential law enforcement driver license...
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