https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/lake-city-florida-ransom-cyberattack.html

Lake City became the second Florida city in two weeks to agree to pay a large 
ransom demanded by hackers who shut down public computer systems.



MIAMI — Even the phones went down in the government of Lake City, Fla., after 
hackers launched a cyberattack that disabled the city’s computer systems.

For several days after computer systems were paralyzed by a ransomware attack, 
the staff of the small North Florida town worked with the F.B.I. and an outside 
security consultant to restore phone lines, email and online utility payments. 
But in the end, city leaders called an emergency meeting this week and 
reluctantly approved paying the hackers the ransom they demanded: 42 Bitcoin, 
or about $460,000.


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