An entire state's population (Maine) just had its data stolen in a ransomware attack

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10. I was on cellular internet for a long time.

I fell way behind on updates. I would have to go to the library for the free internet.

And taking a 27 inch imac there was out of the question. I was ready to do them at a friend’s house downtown, but finally signed up for the best internet available here: DSL. It does the job, and I don’t watch movies, though they bring fiber out to hubs within a mile of the house, which works OK. It’s the boondocks, what the heck.

I am holding back on the latest ios and macos until issues are resolved. The phone is too old for ios 17, but security updates are still available for 16. There are zero-day exploits. Ones that come to light faster than anyone can patch them.

Web sites are high value targets, as are all business sites. I correspond with a friend whose company uses a “urldefense” that filters every email and web access.