Why ransomware attacks target local governments like Atlanta
Clip: 3/30/2018 | 6m 6s
Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Allan Liska of the security firm Recorded Future.
Nine days ago, a cyberattack brought Atlanta to a virtual standstill. Now the city says it is slowly making progress restoring its computer network. Officials have not said whether they paid a $51,000 ransom to a group known as SamSam, which is thought to be behind the hack. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Allan Liska of the security firm Recorded Future.
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Why ransomware attacks target local governments like Atlanta
Clip: 3/30/2018 | 6m 6s
Nine days ago, a cyberattack brought Atlanta to a virtual standstill. Now the city says it is slowly making progress restoring its computer network. Officials have not said whether they paid a $51,000 ransom to a group known as SamSam, which is thought to be behind the hack. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Allan Liska of the security firm Recorded Future.
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