Secret Service agents are now investigating the point of entry for both infections, hoping to find clues and track down the hackers. The first ransomware infection took place on April 23, last month and encrypted ten months worth of work data related to active investigations. Officials said they didn’t pay the ransom and were able to recover some of the data from previous backups.
Fresno, California, man has been sentenced by a federal judge to 18 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to firing a laser at a police helicopter. On Monday, Michael Alvarez became the latest person to be convicted in a string of prosecutions brought by Karen Escobar, an assistant United States attorney who is believed to be the nation’s most aggressive prosecutor for such cases.
City police plan to begin encrypting all the radio channels they use, ending the public’s ability to listen in. It will go forward if the City Council approves a five-year, $6.2 million plan when they vote May 15 on the budget. In city documents, police said encryption is needed because criminals listen to police communications.
It would greatly increase officer safety and help protect citizens, they wrote.