Security News > 2020 > April > LA County Hit with DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack
The DoppelPaymer ransomware operators claim that they've hit a Los Angeles county with a ransomware attack - and are now leaking the city's data online, according to a recent report.
According to a Tuesday report by Bleeping Computer, the attackers behind the DoppelPaymer ransomware are demanding 100 Bitcoin in ransom from the city.
The website now has a page called "City of Torrance, CA," containing various leaked file archives that were allegedly compromised during the ransomware attack.
In June 2019, dual Florida cities - Lake City and Riviera Beach - were both hit by ransomware attacks and decided to pay off the hackers.
Ransomware attacks are another layer of problems for cities already hard hit by economic losses stemming from coronavirus-induced business closures.
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