Alaskans have been affected by cyberattacks in various ways, whether it’s leaked private information from the Permanent Fund dividend program or the shutdown of online court or health department services.
Crime & Courts
Utah man sentenced to 30 years in prison for Alaska cruise ship homicide
Kenneth Manzanares, 43, on Thursday was also sentenced to five years of supervised release if he finishes serving out his 30 year federal prison term.
The number of Alaskans released on discretionary parole fell sharply in 2020
Only about 16% of inmates who applied for discretionary parole were released in 2020, down from a high of 66% in 2015.
Anchorage rabbi calls for acts of kindness as police, FBI investigate swastika stickers
The director and curator of the Alaska Jewish Museum said they were shocked when they found several stickers showing a swastika on the windows of their museum, but they say they won’t be intimidated by the harassment.
Swastika stickers found at Anchorage gay bar, Jewish museum, police say
Anchorage police is asking for help to find who posted the black and white stickers showing swastikas and the words “we are everywhere.”
Vote on Alaska Supreme Court nominees decided with tie-breaker by chief justice
On Tuesday, the Alaska Judicial Council voted to forward a list of three candidates to Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who will select one to fill an upcoming vacancy on the state’s highest court.
Alaska Judicial Council recommends three judges for state Supreme Court
Gov. Dunleavy will now be asked to choose Dani Crosby, Jennifer Stuart Henderson or Yvonne Lamoureux to fill the seat going vacant when Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger retires in June.
Murkowski supports commission to investigate attack on Capitol
Murkowski is only the second Senate Republican to back the bill, after Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.
Cyberattack forces shutdown of some Alaska health department online services
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ website suffered a malware attack Monday night, impacting some online services.
LISTEN: Anchorage-raised journalist seeks to unmask monsters in Hulu series ‘Sasquatch’
“Sasquatch” is the search for a different type of monster, which, as Holthouse told Alaska Public Media’s Casey Grove, starts with a scary story circulating among illegal cannabis farmers in mid-’90s Mendocino County, California.