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The hackers apparently got into the city’s system when an employee clicked on an email link that allowed them to upload malware. https://t.co/LzY8rs0jtt
— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) June 19, 2019
If you got hacked you already lost the bet. https://t.co/JB4rlRDKIb
— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) June 20, 2019
So this is just happening all the time now?? https://t.co/dOiMjbp6iq
— Patricia Hernandez (@xpatriciah) June 20, 2019
What's the current cost of data backups these days? I'm guessing it's less than $600,000, even for an entire city's worth of data. https://t.co/1d5BuLwjfm
— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) June 20, 2019
$600K is a very reasonable ransom for a smallish city. I commend the hackers on such conscientious market sizing & customer-centricity. This will likely generate lots of positive Yelp reviews. Kudos.
— Steve Faktor (@ideafaktory) June 20, 2019
Sometimes, you have to step back & appreciate the little details. https://t.co/UQeTe0IHo6
In a jaw dropping move, a city in Florida that was hacked 3 weeks ago voted unanimously to PAY THE HACKERS a $600,000 ransom to *maybe* get their files back. The city council claims that security consultants recommended the decision to give in to extortion https://t.co/7Hijha29nb pic.twitter.com/I5NJ5rvfSm
— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) June 20, 2019
A Florida city has agreed to pay $600,000 to hackers who've taken over its computer system. The attack has disabled Riviera Beach's email system and kept 911 dispatchers from entering calls into the computer. https://t.co/TD8oJ87loa
— AP South U.S. Region (@APSouthRegion) June 19, 2019
Or they could’ve not paid the hackers like Baltimore and had their infrastructure messed up for weeks and months on end. Tbh it’s better to pay then fix later. https://t.co/lzWT8DRymq
— DadBod (@db) June 20, 2019
What's the largest known ransomware payout? Not costs of mitigating, the payout itself. Can't recall hearing of one even in this ballpark. https://t.co/PFHtUgVoY7
— Kevin Collier (@kevincollier) June 19, 2019
Don’t understand why these attacks aren’t getting more attention & generating more concern
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 20, 2019
Taxpayers of Riviera Beach, #Florida just paid $600k in ransom to cyber-criminals
I am working on ideas to help local govts protect against this https://t.co/aIfwT3xkwK #Sayfie
Riviera Beach, Fla., became the latest government to be crippled by ransomware attacks that have successfully extorted municipalities and forced them to dig into public coffers to restore their networks. https://t.co/dHIcDEKYaH
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) June 19, 2019
Ouch. $600k for ransomware. Honestly, that probably could have been negotiated down, but if you have no available backups of critical records, what choice do you really have?
— Jake Williams (@MalwareJake) June 20, 2019
Now go make changes so this is a one time thing.https://t.co/7J9lPBVs09
Are we ready for BSV/MetaNet or what ? https://t.co/lFK0rayeh7
— WallStreet5 (@Street5Wall) June 20, 2019
Riviera Beach ransomware attack: Florida city pays $600,000 to hackers who seized its computer system - https://t.co/TSYNfmgxhC@archonsec@BentleyAudrey @ChuckDBrooks @mclynd @missdkingsbury @digitalcloudgal @fogle_shane @DrJDrooghaag @AlaricAloor @AghiathChbib
— Philippe Vynckier (@PVynckier) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back.
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) June 19, 2019
Riviera City officials previously agreed to pay $941,000 to rebuild their entire computer network.https://t.co/ZUYgAjrS99 pic.twitter.com/PgZPFnY1ds
The city of Riviera Beach, FL is to pay more than $600k to #ransomware attackers - via @campuscodi for @ZDNet #GetProtectedhttps://t.co/NLi8ECSUXv
— Emsisoft (@emsisoft) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back https://t.co/ew5tcT3Bji by @campuscodi
— ZDNet (@ZDNet) June 19, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back...@josh_zelonis https://t.co/uEIjejBNqI
— chase cunningham (@CynjaChaseC) June 20, 2019
The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands.
— Gregg Housh (@GreggHoush) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records https://t.co/nDGlyDIeCv
WOW. A Florida city has agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system and seized its records. https://t.co/4cn8EWcdnn
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records https://t.co/bM8FlLX4kd
— TerrorChris???? (@Da1nOnlyCMart) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records which the hackers encrypted.#cybersecurityhttps://t.co/kJzv3gp3kr
— Andy Larin (@AndyLarin) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records https://t.co/ok08yxhf0D@archonsec @ChuckDBrooks @mclynd @gvalan @DrJDrooghaag @AlaricAloor @Fabriziobustama @jdelacruz_IoT @StephaneNappo @Bisinmotion
— Philippe Vynckier (@PVynckier) June 20, 2019
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— Frank Fazio ?? (@zippytrippy) June 21, 2019
The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers' demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.https://t.co/k2gmY3YoHd
Florida city pays $600,000 to hackers who seized its computer system https://t.co/7IzSk4YDMP #ransomware #cybersecurity #RivieraBeach from @CBSMoneyWatch pic.twitter.com/vYBcPR1eF2
— Jim Mitchell (@JMitchell52) June 20, 2019
RT Connectria "RT JMitchell52: Florida city pays $600,000 to hackers who seized its computer system https://t.co/hfdN9Ea99v #ransomware #cybersecurity #RivieraBeach from CBSMoneyWatch pic.twitter.com/Yx3gxM62Cs"
— Dustin C. Mathews (@DustinCMathews) June 20, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back | ZDNet https://t.co/YC8oZZ4euy
— BI4U® (@BI4U_ES) June 21, 2019
Riviera City Ransomware attack costs climb to $1.5 million so far—strengthen your security posture with an investment in your people, processes, & technology—our @PinnacleNOW Team can help you Make IT Work! | ZDNet https://t.co/f8GYl5007K
— Jack Green (@JackWGreen) June 21, 2019
Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back. https://t.co/tes1I9NXsn via @ZDNet & @campuscodi
— NullByte Security ?️ (@NullByter) June 20, 2019
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