Baltimore has lost between $76,000 and $100,000m because of a ransomware attack on about 10,000 city authority computers, according to Mayor Bernard Young, who had refused to pay the 13 bitcoin ransom, worth more than $18. Young said services were open for business, despite disruption, but deferred or lost revenue through payment processing problems had created $8m of the total cost of the attack, which may rise further. Officials are investigating a Twitter account called Robbinhood after it claimed responsibility, although the account reportedly denied it was using a leaked National Security Agency tool.
Baltimore has lost more than $18m because of a ransomware attack on about 10,000 city authority computers, according to Mayor Bernard Young, who had refused to pay the 13 bitcoin ransom, worth between $76,000 and $100,000. Young said services were open for business, despite disruption, but deferred or lost revenue through payment processing problems had created $8m of the total cost of the attack, which may rise further. Officials are investigating a Twitter account called Robbinhood after it claimed responsibility, although the account reportedly denied it was using a leaked National Security Agency tool.