Baltimore
Scammer Spoofs a City Supplier, Steals $1.5 Million From Baltimore
A scammer that spoofed a city supplier convinced employees in the City of Baltimore's Accounts Payable Department to send two EFT payments totaling more than $1.5 million to a bank account they ...
Maryland Bill Would Make Owning Ransomware a Criminal Offense
Lawmakers in the US State of Maryland are debating a new bill that would make it illegal to own and distribute ransomware, and stiffens punishment for ransomware operators. If the bill passes, ...
Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Cities
Targeted ransomware attacks on local US government entities—cities, schools, and police stations—are on the rise. In this blog learn you'll learn why ransomware attacks are successful, what you can do to minimize ...
Baltimore allocates $10 million to emergency funding in wake of ransomware attack
Baltimore City’s board has decided to devote a surplus of $10 million toward an emergency ransomware response in the city, after officials refused to pay $80,000 to the attackers. Baltimore City officials ...
Google cuts Baltimore off Gmail as city officials struggle with RobinHood ransomware aftermath
The city of Baltimore in the US State of Maryland continues to struggle with the aftermath of a cyber incident incurred earlier this month, when attackers held municipal systems at ransom. The ...
Baltimore Struggles to Rebuild Systems after Refusing to Pay Bitcoin Ransom
Baltimore is still recovering from the Robbinhood ransomware attack on the city on May 7 and crushed all administrative transactions, payments and communication. The same ransomware hit the City of Greenville in ...
