Atlanta Spent $2.6M to Recover From $52,000 Ransomware Scare
Atlanta Spent $2.6M to Recover From $52,000 Ransomware Scare
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
April 25, 20186m 15s
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The City of Atlanta spent more than $2.6 million on emergency efforts to respond to a ransomware attack that destabilized municipal operations last month. Attackers, who infected the city's systems with the pernicious SamSam malware, asked for a ransom of roughly $50,000 worth of bitcoin. (The exact value has fluctuated due to bitcoin's volatility.
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