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Georgia county pays $400,000 to remove ransomware infection

Sourcehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/georgia-county-pays-a-whopping-400000-to-get-rid-of-a-ransomware-infection/

Parties InvolvedGeorgia County,

Severity

Medium

Disclosed PubliclyMarch 6, 2019

Initial DiscoveryMarch 1, 2019

Leaked InformationEntire network taken down

Attack VectorRansomware

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March 9, 2019

Georgia county pays a whopping $400,000 to get rid of a ransomware infection

Press Coveragehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/georgia-county-pays-a-whopping-400000-to-get-rid-of-a-ransomware-infection/