DooKey
[H]F Junkie
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Once again those pesky hackers have conned someone into clicking a link they shouldn't have. This time the City of Atlanta is the target and some of their city data has been encrypted. At this time it hasn't affected public safety, the airport, or water department. It just goes to show no matter what that some people just can't be trusted to use computers.
The city is working with federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as private sector partners, to determine the cause of the outage and to fix the problem, Bottoms said. When asked if the city would pay a ransom to resolve the problem, Bottoms said the city would seek guidance from federal authorities on the best course of action.
The city is working with federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as private sector partners, to determine the cause of the outage and to fix the problem, Bottoms said. When asked if the city would pay a ransom to resolve the problem, Bottoms said the city would seek guidance from federal authorities on the best course of action.