Elissa Slotkin tweeted the following:
"This isnt a high-tech, faraway issue a ransomware attack in East Lansing 2 years ago wound up costing $1 million. As serious as these attacks are, theyre only becoming more frequent: hackers try over 90 million times *per day* to break into our state governments servers. 2/6"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elissa Slotkin:
"Today, we brought Congress to East Lansing & heard directly from top cybersecurity officials on their work to protect ordinary Americans, including folks here in Michigan, from an increasingly disruptive threat: ransomware. 1/6youtube.com/watch?v=OGDcoC"Read on Twitter
"What stood out to me most was hearing that the local government in Clarkston - one of our smaller communities in Oakland County - was hit with a ransomware attack & forced to pay $40,000, showing that no town or company is too big or small to be exempt from these attacks. 3/4"Read on Twitter
"The impact of cyber attacks can be felt far and wide, and as elected leaders, we have to make the resources and expertise people need easily available so everyone can stay protected online thats the whole point for todays events. 4/4"Read on Twitter
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