A ransomware attack hit Washington D.C.’s closed circuit tv 8 days before inauguration. Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed:
- 70% of storage devices recording data from D.C. police surveillance cameras were hit
- Forced major city wide reinstallation
- The city addressed the ransomeware without paying a ransom by:
- taking devices offline
- removing all software
- restarting the system
Washington Post | Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, city officials disclose