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Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom
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Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom

A town in Florida, which was recently targeted in a ransomware attack, has decided to pay the $600,000 ransom.  Municipal computers for Riviera Beach, a suburb of Palm Beach, were rendered unusable by the ransomware attack. The virus disabled email, hit emergency response systems and forced staff to use paper based admin systems. The local…

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