IT workers have been storing files on their computers’ hard drives. One councilman’s alleged response: “That can’t be right? That’s real?”
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The city of Baltimore is being held hostage by ransomware
The mayor said no—for now—to paying 13 Bitcoins to (purportedly) unlock all seized systems. Manual rebuilding could take months.
Hackers hit 911 system, emergency dispatch affected
We don’t know what the attackers were after, but they managed to knock down one server that supported Baltimore’s emergency dispatching.
Stingrays used to track petty crime
Baltimore revealed that it’s used stingrays 4300 times, and now we know most of that is on the level of check forgery and phone theft.
FBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.