Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 219.  It is Monday October 5th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Emotet Malware Taking Part in the Election.  

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HP Device Manager backdoor lets attackers take over Windows systems

Emotet malware takes part in the 2020 U.S. elections

New Jersey hospital paid ransomware gang $670K to prevent data leak