Ransomware blocks 70% of the Washington DC video surveillance system days before the investiture of Donald Trump
Local authorities of the US capital have reported a ransomware attack on the city's public spaces video surveillance network. The attack occurred between January 12 and 15 and affected the 70% of video recording systems. The city´s chief of technology area of Washington DC has confirmed that no payment was made to cybercriminals, due to the problem was remedied by restarting the systems after deleting the affected software.
Update 06/02/2017 : British police have confirmed the arrest on January 19 of two people in London related to this attack by ransomware, they would be an English man and Swedish woman , both aged 50
References:
- 28/01/2017 washingtonpost.com Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, city officials disclose
- 30/01/2017 theregister.co.uk Ransomware killed 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of inauguration
- 30/01/2017 computerworld.com Ransomware disrupts Washington DC's CCTV system
- 30/01/2017 genbeta.com Un ransomware ataca el circuito cerrado de cámaras de vídeo de la policía de Washington D.C.
- 02/02/2017 washingtonpost.com Two people arrested in U.K. in hacking of D.C. police closed-circuit camera network
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