{"id":3031,"date":"2018-04-12T09:15:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T15:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2018-04-12T09:15:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T15:15:56","slug":"atlanta-spent-2-7m-cleaning-up-after-ransomware-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3031","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta spent $2.7M cleaning up after ransomware attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you thought the approximately $50,000 ransomware authors\u00a0demanded from the city of Atlanta<\/a>\u00a0to unlock encrypted systems was a large sum, this next figure will make your head spin. On April 12, WSB-TV news in Atlanta aired a story about how the city signed eight emergency IT contracts within days of the ransomware attack.<\/p>\n

The total bill from these service providers totaled $2.7 million dollars. The reason for the huge price tag? Atlanta was not able to bounce back quickly from the attack, which according to researchers, reveals much larger systemic problems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Atlanta spent $2.7M cleaning up after ransomware attack<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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If you thought the approximately $50,000 ransomware authors\u00a0demanded from the city of Atlanta\u00a0to unlock encrypted systems was a large sum, this next figure will make your head spin. On April 12, WSB-TV news in Atlanta aired a story about how the city signed eight emergency IT contracts within days of…<\/p>\n

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