Mark Harrington reports from Long Island:
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone last week signed the 13th “local emergency order” tied to the September 2022 ransomware attack, delaying the county operating budget by a week while also declaring states of emergencies tied to the migrant crisis and Hurricane Lee.
The latest cyberattack-related emergency declaration cites the “continuing threat to the public health, safety and welfare of Suffolk County residents and visitors posed by the cybersecurity event,” which Bellone in February had signaled the county had largely recovered from.
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