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A3 + PLUS >> Misdirected outrage, Opinion/4A MUSIC NFL STAR Mainstream Tunsil camp at the Spirit coming soon See Page 5A See Page 1B WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM 4 schools 3A Harry K. Weaver, 1929-2019 Hackers to get new hand over principals in county Boys Ranch icon decryption Plus other changes in wake of retirement of key to city Asst. Supt. Cherie Hill. remembered Ransom paid, officials By CARL MCKINNEY set to beef up security [email protected] Summer camp musical at FGC measures at City Hall. An administrative overhaul By CARL MCKINNEY is happening in the Columbia [email protected] County School District. The district has named a The hackers who took Lake City new assistant Hall’s computers hostage have pro- superinten- vided a decryption key to recover dent, new from the attack, after the city’s insur- principals ance provider paid a nearly half-mil- at four local lion-dollar ransom schools and ‘The cost to Tuesday. made other the taxpayers Lake City will pay is $10,000 Carswell changes. a $10,000 insurance Assistant — any other deductible to its pro- Superintendent Cherie Hill is route, it vider, the Florida retiring in the fall, resulting in would be way League of Cities, the positions being shuffled more money which covered the around to fill that vacancy, said involved.’ rest. Superintendent Lex Carswell. “It came down to “It kind of flows downward,” a business decision,” said Lake City Carswell said. Manager Joe Helfenberger. “Because Hope Jernigan is stepping the cost to the taxpayers is $10,000 into the position of district — any other route, it would be way assistant superintendent, more money involved. We fortunate while Sonya Judkins is taking to have very good insurance, and we on Jernigan’s old role as the will definitely take every possible step SCHOOLS continued on 2A CITY continued on 2A Victim in Coach is fatal crash back on identified the job in McAlpin woman got out Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter of moving pickup truck, ABOVE: Past, present Branford was run over Saturday. and future collide in “The Time Travelers Save the School district probe found By MICHAEL PHILIPS World,” a musical about no violation of board policy. [email protected] time travelers who must save the world — or By CARL MCKINNEY The Lake City Reporter already have, depend- [email protected] has learned the identity of ing on your perspec- the McAlpin woman who tive. Florida Gateway After law enforcement found no sustained fatal injuries early College’s Theater evidence to support criminal charges Saturday after exiting the Summer Camp put on over misconduct vehicle she was riding in. the production at the allegations against According to a Florida school’s performing arts a Branford High Highway Patrol statement, center Tuesday after- School football coach, the passenger was Catissa noon. RIGHT: A good- Suwannee County Rose Kelsey, 28. She would sized crowd gathers school officials have later that day be pronounced to watch the play. The now reached the dead at Shands Live Oak same conclusion. musical starred about Clark after she was run over by the 30 local youngsters. The The Suwannee Nissan Titan she exited from FGC summer camp pro- County School District has finished an at 142nd Street and 111th gram is sponsored by internal probe into coach Tim Clark, Nutrien. 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Become a member today! www.SunStateFCU.org 2A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Hackers collect ransom Scripture of the Day known as phishing. gram to identify if people After the cyberattack “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall CITY City officials don’t yet are opening emails they struck City Hall, efforts to not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven Continued From 1A know who might have shouldn’t,” Helfenberger recover data were success- and earth? saith the Lord.” - Jeremiah 23:24 (KJV) unwittingly opened the said. “There would be some ful — at first. gates for the malware, training up front — it would Many systems were later to make sure this doesn’t Helfenberger said. be happening very soon “determined to be unrecov- Thought for Today happen again.” Disciplinary action could — and remedial training if erable,” according to a writ- Earn the right to be proud and confident. It’s not clear whether the be on the table, but it will they do open it. If it contin- ten statement from the city — John Wooden, 1910-2010, U.S. college city might see increased depend on the circumstanc- ues to be a problem, there Tuesday. basketball coach insurance premiums es, he said. will be consequences.” The hackers encrypted due to the cyberattack, “Was it an obviously sus- Another precaution being city files and demanded 42 Helfenberger said. picious email that a reason- considered is disabling Bitcoins in ransom. Winning Lottery Numbers “That could easily hap- able person employees’ Bitcoin is an unregulat- Pick 3: (Monday p.m.) 7-6-3 pen,” he said. “If it does go would have ability to ed, decentralized digital Pick 4: (Monday p.m.) 8-5-8-8 up, it usually comes down known bet- When the city insert flash currency with no backing Fantasy 5: (Monday ) 2-7-25-29-36 again with a good record ter? Or was authorized the drives into from banks or govern- history.” it something computers ments. As a result, the The Florida Department that’s very ransom pay- without prior value of a Bitcoin fluctuate See an error? of Law Enforcement and subtle, that ment Monday, approval from wildly from day to day and The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news FBI are conducting a crim- most employ- 42 Bitcoins were the IT depart- minute to minute. items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, inal investigation into the ees would worth around ment. When the city autho- please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will cyberattack, which first hit not know?” “We will rized the ransom payment run in this space. Thanks for reading. the city June 10. Helfenberger $460,000. As of rebuild this Monday, 42 Bitcoins were Meanwhile, Lake City said. “I think Tuesday evening, department to worth around $460,000. officials are conducting a there are fac- 42 Bitcoins were be one of the As of Tuesday evening, 42 forensic analysis to find out tors such as strongest IT Bitcoins were worth more Submissions worth more than The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption more about how the mal- those that departments than $480,000. $480,000. information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you ware breached the system, would have to anywhere,” Because Bitcoins are would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send Helfenberger said. be taken into Helfenberger hard to trace, it’s the pre- the picture and information to Robert Bridges at rbridges@ The Lake City Police account.” said. ferred currency for cyber- lakecityreporter.com. Department believes the There’s one way the Effective backup proto- criminals. cyberattack — which uti- city could find out which cols will be a major part of The main malware lized three different kinds employees are prone to the city’s defenses in the responsible for the city’s Lake City Reporter of malware to take control opening suspicious emails future. predicament is known HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS ........... 754-0419 of city data — infiltrated the — by sending harmless Ideally, the city would as Ryuk, a weapon that Main number ....... 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