REvil late Sunday offered in a posting on its dark web site a universal decryptor software key that would unscramble all affected machines in exchange for $70 million in cryptocurrency.
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Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
If you’re planning to fly this summer, bring plenty of patience; the long lines are back at airports.
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Maine’s local governments in no rush to spend pandemic relief funds
Counties, cities and towns will receive almost $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus relief bill signed by President Biden in March.
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Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
An affiliate of the REvil gang infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday.
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People along the U.S.-Canadian border await word of reopening
With increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and dropping infection rates, many are annoyed the two governments haven’t laid out detailed plans to open the border back up.
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Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions
States rush to distribute nearly $47 billion allocated by Congress before a federal moratorium ends July 31.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lobster industry anxious over upcoming whale protections
The new federal rules will focus on reducing the number of vertical ropes in the water, and they’re also expected to modify restricted areas of ocean.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Gardiner nonprofit welcomes new board members
People & Places: Hannah Levesque joins Auburn Real Estate team.
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At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
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On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.