The attack impacts about 1.3 million people.

An entire state’s population just had its data stolen in a ransomware attack::The attack impacts about 1.3 million people.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    1 year ago

    “Maine” is a lot shorter than “an entire state.”

    I hate this “obscure the most relevant information for clicks” shit.

    • Dagrothus@reddthat.comEnglish
      40·
      1 year ago

      They probably assumed people would know which state they’re talking about. Classic Maine character syndrome.

    • TurboDiesel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      1 year ago

      At least they didn’t divide it up into a slideshow, with two lines of the article per slide. I’ve been seeing a ton of those lately.

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Sadly true, that’s why the Senate is so fucking misrepresentative. And the Electoral College.

          Still, I’ll put up with my lack of equal federal voting power for the benefits of living in California.

          I was just cocking a snook at the clickbaity headline.

          And Maine.

    • Walnut356English
      42·
      1 year ago

      To be fair, “an entire x” does have markedly different connotation than “x”. The emphasis is that it’s, well, the entirety of x. It’s the difference between “i ate the cereal” and “i ate all the cereal”.

        • Walnut356English
          4·
          1 year ago

          For sure, but as long as clickbait works they’ll keep doing it.