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A Whole Town Held Hostage

A Whole Town Held Hostage

The Alex Pierson Show · 640 Toronto / Curiouscast

June 22, 20198m 15s

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Show Notes

A town in Florida was shut down by hackers, and to restore city services they were forced to capitulate to the tune of $600,000. Tom Holt is a professor at the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan and he explains the dangers of ransomware.

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