Ransomware Attack Locks Out New Bedford City Data
A Massachusetts mayor says hackers demanded $5.3 million from his city in a ransomware attack this summer.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell disclosed Wednesday that a variant of the Ryuk virus blocked access to information on 158 city computers in July. The Standard-Times reports the city had previously blamed an unspecified virus.
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