Next Up on the Ransomware Hit List? Cities
Usually, ransomware makes headlines when huge corporations or organizations are held captive. There’s the implicit threat of compromised data if the corresponding ransom isn’t paid or backups aren’t in place. It’s bad, but its impact on the average person can seem muted. What happens when the cybercriminals behind ransomware attacks set their sights a little higher? Recently, the city of Atlanta, Georgia found themselves victim to an infrastructure-crippling ransomware attack. Here’s what happened and why both private and public organizations should be concerned. The Attack This virus took Atlanta by surprise on March 22, leaving officials to tell city employees that they shouldn’t even turn on their computers and residents that they were unable to process electronic payments for water
