Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Halts Major American City’s Government and Police

Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Halts Major American City’s Government and Police

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In a major shock to many government services in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the largest metropolitan US City, a ransomware attacked computers of municipal corporations, urging $51,000 worth of bitcoin money. The entire operations were hampered the whole week because of this. All police departments and courts were impacted with the cyber threat. Looks like the city employees first received an official email about a critical issue, asking them to shut the computers down. At the same, time, the employees also saw increase in the demand for bitcoins. In order to get back into the computers, they would have to pay for it. These attacks have been quite common in Florida, Alabama, and New Mexico where such attacks have demanded money to power back.