US city votes to pay ransomware demand
Ransomware can bring even the largest organizations to a halt and the same can be said for local governments whose systems have been infected. However, one city in Florida is preparing to pay hackers $600k in bitcoin in the hope of having its systems restored.The city of Riviera Beach was infected with ransomware several weeks ago when a police department employee opened a malicious email which allowed hackers to inject the city's network with malware.To regain access to its encrypted records, t
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