Baltimore city government computer network hit by ransomware attack

Baltimore city government computers were infected with ransomware Tuesday, the mayor’s office said, the second time in just over a year that hackers demanding payment disrupted the city’s technology systems. More: Ransomware attack on Baltimore government computers ‘very serious issue’ »

Davis said critical systems, including 911 and 311, were not been affected, but that the majority of city servers were shut down. The Baltimore Sun obtained a copy of a ransom note left on a Baltimore city computer; it also identified the ransomware as RobbinHood.

Source: www.baltimoresun.com