Renewed Ransomware Menace Hits Georgia Court System

2019-7-3 09:54

Ransomware, which recently totally disrupted the government in Baltimore, has now overtaken a court system in Georgia . Ransomware Making A Comeback? After receiving a ransom note, officials in Georgia decided to take a system offline to be safe.

Bruce Shaw, an official with the state court system, said: “Our systems have been compromised, so […]

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