Cyberattack freezes Maryland health department

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/05/maryland-health-department-cyberattack/

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https://archive.ph/Wwq0e


A cyberattack took Maryland’s health department offline this weekend, as officials worked to assess the extent of the intrusion.

“The Maryland Security Operations Center is investigating a network security incident involving the Maryland Department of Health,” Andy Owen, a department spokesman, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “Certain systems have been taken offline out of an abundance of caution and other precautions have and will be taken.”

Owen said that state officials were coordinating with federal and state law enforcement, and that the investigation is ongoing. He declined to say whether the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic had been affected by the cyberattack.

A spokesperson for the office of Gov. Larry Hogan (R) referred questions to the health department.

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1. This is geographically suspicious.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Not following . . . . ?

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3. Maryland has some of the most important federal institutions.

Any damage to Maryland is a security threat, higher ranking than most other states.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Maybe Maryland and Virginia, particularly Northen Virginia