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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of September 26, 2024:
GRTC hacked twice in four months
Reported by VPM News’ Dave Cantor and Patrick Larsen
The Greater Richmond Transit Company was hacked twice in four months, the organization confirmed this week. It had not publicly disclosed one of those incidents.
A database that compiles ransomware attacks listed the incidents: one reported in December 2023 and one in February 2024. A GRTC spokesperson confirmed the first breach happened over Thanksgiving weekend last year.
Doug Emhoff discusses voter protection at Charlottesville stop
Reported by VPM News’ Meghin Moore
While campaigning in Virginia for the Democratic presidential ticket, second gentleman Doug Emhoff stopped in Charlottesville and spoke with students at a voter protection training.
The event, hosted by the Democratic Party of Virginia, trained people to become poll observers for DPVA’s voter protection team. And at Wednesday’s training, Emhoff amplified the Harris–Walz campaign’s stated commitment to protecting voting rights nationwide — from a lawyer’s perspective.
In other news:
- Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging (Virginia Mercury)
In case you missed it:
- ABC lays off four directors as sales continue to slip (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
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