Atlanta Still on Its Knees, a Week After Ransomware Attack Crippled City’s Computers By Chris Queen
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One week ago, the City of Atlanta’s computer system took a hit from a ransomware attack that has left the city still struggling to operate normally. The city was caught off guard on March 22 when the attack took place, and the city is still experiencing issues that are at best an inconvenience and at worst an ordeal.
Details about the attack are still a little cloudy. City authorities did confirm that the attack on their network took place and that a ransom note followed. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms stated that the attacker demanded $51,000, though no one else has confirmed the amount.
Bottoms spoke out on the nature of a ransomware attack on her city, as CNN reported:
“I just want to make the point that this is much bigger than a ransomware attack,” she said. “This is really an attack on our government, which means it’s an attack on all of us.”
Ransomware is malicious software that blocks users from accessing some or all of their computer systems by locking them out until a ransom is paid. Officials haven’t said whether the city was going to pay the ransom
“Everything is up for discussion,” was the Mayor’s reply when asked directly by reporters whether the city would pay up.
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