iConstituent (Service Lawmakers use to Communicate with Voters) hit with Cyberattack -&- Introducing Jackware: a Newer/Dangerous Ransomware

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Ransomware hits iConstituent, a service lawmakers use to communicate with voters

https://www.cyberscoop.com/ransomware-iconstituent-congress/

SOURCE:  Sean Lyngaas, CyberScoop


Jackware: A new type of ransomware could be 10 times as dangerous


SOURCE:  Jason Glassberg, Yahoo/Finance 

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