A Texas company that sells software that cities and states use to display results on election night was hit by ransomware last week, the latest of nearly a thousand such attacks over the past year against small towns, big cities and the contractors who run their voting systems. From a report: Many of the attacks…

Zuckerberg must immediately address the threat of voter suppression and calls to violence, they say. …read more Source:: CNet

Universal Health Services, one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack. “Looks like another case of ransomware at over 400 hospital locations,” writes Slashdot reader nickwinlund77. “They’ve had to go back to pen & paper for handling forms.” TechCrunch reports: The attack hit UHS systems early on…

A chunk of space rock spectacularly survived a close encounter with Earth. …read more Source:: CNet

Purchase of MobilIron and Pulse Secure announced simultaneously. …read more Source:: DarkReading

UHS reportedly hit with ransomware that took down its network that supports hundreds of healthcare facilities and hospitals. …read more Source:: DarkReading

It was only a matter of time before Buick stuck the “Electra” name on an EV. …read more Source:: CNet

Find the best car insurance rates and deals for new and young drivers. Affordable insurance policies are available for good students, and also for teens who’ve had accidents. …read more Source:: CNet

Department of Labor puts $150m into computer, cyber-security training grants to plug visa hole The US Department of Labor (DoL) is offering $150m to train up unemployed Americans in IT and cyber-security in an effort to plug the skills gap caused by the Trump administration’s work visa clampdown.… …read more Source:: Register

Researchers warn of emails pretending to help business employees upgrade to Windows 10 – and then stealing their Outlook emails and passwords. …read more Source:: Threatpost