BBC News – A Florida town has decided to pay malicious hackers $600,000 (£475,000) to get its computers working again. Municipal computers for Riviera Beach, a suburb of Palm Beach, were rendered unusable by the ransomware attack. The virus disabled email, hit emergency response systems and forced staff to use paper-based admin systems. The local council for the community of 35,000 people voted to pay off the hackers after employing cyber-security consultants to investigate.
ARTICLE | June 21, 2019