Security News > 2019 > July > Johannesburg Utility Recovering After Ransomware Attack
2019-07-26 11:18
Incident Plunges Parts of South Africa City Into DarkCity Power, the local electrical utility that powers Johannesburg in South Africa, is recovering Friday after an unknown ransomware variant that locked-up the company's applications, network and databases for most of the day on Thursday. The attack knocked out power and services for some residents for most of the day, according to local reports.
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