Ransomware attack on US city government raises fears of personal data leak
A US city government was hit by a ransomware attack, and the hacker group that claimed responsibility demanded a ransom of about $2 million. Concerns were then raised that city employees' personal information may have been hacked, and criticism followed over the large-scale data leak and the city government's response.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A hacker group claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the city government and demanded a ransom of about $2 million.
- A law firm said it was receiving a growing number of inquiries from city employees concerned that their personal information may have been hacked.
- Questions were raised over the city government's handling of the ransomware attack and follow-up measures.
- Calls emerged for concrete action over the large-scale data leak.
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