Security News > 2019 > September > Ransomware attacks against small towns require collective defense
2019-09-30 11:21
There is a war hitting small-town America. Hackers are not only on our shores, but they’re in our water districts, in our regional hospitals, and in our 911 emergency systems. The target du jour of ransomware hackers is small towns and they have gone after them with a vengeance. Last month, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, declared a “Level 2 Escalated Response” as 22 of Texas’s cities were hit simultaneously with ransomware attacks, crippling … More → The post Ransomware attacks against small towns require collective defense appeared first on Help Net Security.
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