Wednesday, August 28, 2019

City approves $5M more for ongoing cyberattack remediation

Baltimore City’s spending panel voted Wednesday to spend another $5 million to help cover the cost of repairs following a May ransomware attack on the city’s computer network. Already $5.3 million has been spent on professional services and equipment to address the breach, which the city’s budget office has estimated will cost around $18 million in total. The May 7 hack gummed up city operations such as permitting and real estate settlement deals, locked city employees out of their email accounts…



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