State prosecutor's office paid ransom in Avalanche cyberattack
Federal and local officials disclosed that a Pennsylvania state government entity, later confirmed as Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr, paid nearly 1400 in bitcoin to free infected networks. The Avalanche ring infected at least 500,000 computers globally. two Pennsylvania companies were targeted and money moved to Bulgaria before recovery.
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Green Party seeks court-ordered recount in Pennsylvania
Green Party backed lawyers filed a federal suit in Philadelphia seeking a recount of Pennsylvania's November 8 presidential result and a forensic review of aging electronic voting machines. Jill Stein leads recount efforts in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin claiming paperless systems invite hacks and lack verifiable trails. Harrisburg rally participants supported the request amid claims of a vulnerable election system.
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Roosevelt's WWII visit aboard USS Iowa recounted by Leo Sicard
Wayne Township resident Leo Sicard, 90, recalls the 1943 Tehran Conference voyage when Navy sailors aboard the USS Iowa ferried Franklin D Roosevelt to Algeria for talks with Stalin and Churchill. He and a fellow seaman first class lifted the president from a bosun's chair into his wheelchair, a moment he says underscored the day’s gravity.
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New Castle Court OKs Continued Earned Income Tax Levels
Judge Dominick Motto allowed New Castle to keep its earned income tax at 2.1 percent for residents and 2.0 percent for non residents after a Monday Common Pleas Court hearing. City solicitor Jason Medure and CFO Stephanie Dean supported the request as necessary to balance the 2017 budget, noting the tax provides about 3.98 million of the proposed 14.73 million total.
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Obituaries list ten residents with ages and names
Obituary page lists Arnold S Armstrong 68 Ann Bucci 86 Daniel P Chrobak Shirley aaniard 87 Walter R Kirkwood 90 Bonnie Jean Lockard 80 James Marshall Campbell 72 Leona Mahon Perry 99 John J Prioletti 39 Mary Frances Scialabba 100 Lori Leigh Wood 51 See Page A5
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