cyberattacks
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Colorado web portal offline due to ‘anonymous, foreign’ cyberattack
The state-run Colorado.gov portal homepage was taken offline Wednesday afternoon after the state says it fell victim to a cyberattack. The cyberattack was claimed by an “anonymous suspected foreign actor,” according to the State Emergency Operations Center. State officials said the attacker also targeted multiple other state government services and websites across the United States. There is…
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Colorado senators introduce bills to protect power grid from cyberattacks
WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet this week introduced two bills in Congress to protect the country’s energy infrastructure from cyberattacks as evidence mounts of a growing threat. Among their provisions: The legislation would provide $90 million a year to states to develop energy security plans. In addition, the U.S. Energy Department…