Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther said ransomware actors were unable to sell the city's data because it was corrupted or encrypted.| StateScoop
A day after Columbus, Ohio's, mayor said the city was in the clear, cybersecurity analysts offer conflicting accounts of the state of the city's recently stolen data.| StateScoop
Ransomware attacks are becoming less common in state and local government, according to new survey results, but successful attacks grow more costly.| StateScoop
Wayne County, Michigan, which contains Detroit, suffered a cyberattack that disabled many government services.| StateScoop
Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.| StateScoop
Keely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism and master’s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.| StateScoop
Nancy Rainosek, the Texas information security chief who helped develop some of the state's keystone programs, will retire from government service this year.| StateScoop