Gloversville hit by ransomware attack WNYTcom NewsChannel 13

pGLOVERSVILLE NY WNYT The City of Gloversvilles computer system was hit by a ransomware attack which compromised the personal information of employees past and presentppThe attack was discovered by the finance commissioner back in March the city announced on Saturday There was a ransomware note on the server Gloversville reported the attack to the FBI State Police and the Department of Homeland Securitys Incident Response TeamppThe attackers who are believed to be from Eastern Europe stole employees personal information including all payroll records and account numbers according to the cityppThe city hired consultants to negotiate the ransomware demand which was 300000ppThe City Council approved paying 150000 in exchange for the return of the stolen datappThe FBI is working to track down the suspects and possibly recover the ransom money according to city officialsppThe station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian She can be contacted at bmoroukianwnytcom or 5182074710ppThis website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area
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