Security News > 2018 > March > Atlanta After Ransomware Attack: Please Restart Your PC

2018-03-28 14:18
5 Days After Outbreak, Email Works, But Don't Try Paying Parking Tickets OnlineFive days after a ransomware outbreak crypto-locked city systems, Atlanta has advised its 8,000 employees that they can once again boot their PCs and printers. But information security experts warn that the city's infrastructure still appears to have easily exploitable misconfigurations.
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