Bill for ransomware attack: $2.6 mil

Atlanta taxpayers are footing the bill for some $2.6 million in damage recovery following the ransomware attack that took many city network services offline.  Some $50,000, equal to the ransomers original demands, were spent on PR alone.  As  IT workers and consultants work to correct the city’s “substandard security posture” as the recovery continues, a costly and potentially dangerous mistake from city officials has their ship SINKING…