For me they became useless idlers!
Who can not earn money honestly!
And because of these moral freaks suffer other people.
And if they turn off electricity in hospitals and doctors can not operate on people and save someone's lives?
After reading such news, I think that hackers should be searched for and applied to them only the death penalty!
Topic: Cyberterrorists extort bitcoins from the authorities of Atlanta (Read 104 times)
Hackers have threatened to lock operation of all vital services of the city.
Several municipal services in Atlanta were forced to suspend their work. It turned out that the city servers, including police computers were infected with malware. With the help of the virus, hackers demanded to pay a ransom in cryptocurrency in the amount of 51,000 dollars.
Data on the seizure of computers by cyber terrorists of local services appeared last Thursday. Administration is the largest US city first tried to hide it from journalists. However, gradually the information leaked to the media, and the authorities were forced to admit that they could not solve the problem by the weekend.
Atlanta computer systems is not yet fully ready for operation, but local officials said they are working to resolve the threats 24 hours a day.
It is noteworthy that this is not the first virtual attack on the municipal services of American cities. Earlier in Sarasota, criminals demanded $ 33 million from local authorities. Also Leeds is located in Alabama, was forced to pay $ 12,000 to gain access to city servers. In Englewood, criminals blocked the entire virtual infrastructure of the municipality.
Several municipal services in Atlanta were forced to suspend their work. It turned out that the city servers, including police computers were infected with malware. With the help of the virus, hackers demanded to pay a ransom in cryptocurrency in the amount of 51,000 dollars.
Data on the seizure of computers by cyber terrorists of local services appeared last Thursday. Administration is the largest US city first tried to hide it from journalists. However, gradually the information leaked to the media, and the authorities were forced to admit that they could not solve the problem by the weekend.
Atlanta computer systems is not yet fully ready for operation, but local officials said they are working to resolve the threats 24 hours a day.
It is noteworthy that this is not the first virtual attack on the municipal services of American cities. Earlier in Sarasota, criminals demanded $ 33 million from local authorities. Also Leeds is located in Alabama, was forced to pay $ 12,000 to gain access to city servers. In Englewood, criminals blocked the entire virtual infrastructure of the municipality.
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