Security News > 2020 > June > Knoxville Ransomware Attack Leads to IT Network Shutdown
Is reeling from a ransomware attack that knocked the city's network offline and prevented police officers from responding to non-life-threatening traffic crashes.
Glenn Jacobs, the mayor of Knox county, said on Thursday, via Twitter, that while the county and city share basic network infrastructure, there's no evidence of compromise on the county's network.
Knoxville is the 51st city to be hit in 2020, Callow said.
Last year, two Florida cities - Lake City and Riviera Beach - were both hit by ransomware attacks and decided to pay off the hackers.
In 2018, several Atlanta city systems were infamously crippled after a ransomware attack extorted the municipality for $51,000.
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https://threatpost.com/knoxville-ransomware-attack-leads-to-it-network-shutdown/156537/
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