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States, including Pa., weigh bans on ransomware payoffs

By Soapbox Group
July 30, 2021
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Jenni Bergal

“Our citizens’ personal information is on the line. We have to do everything we can to protect them,” says Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-York

As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on police departments, school districts and city and county governments, some state legislators say they’ve had enough.

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