FBI Investigating Baltimore City Ransomware Attack, As Internal Network Continues To Have Issues

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https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/05/10/fbi-investigating-baltimore-city-ransomware-attack/

By Pat Warren
WJZ CBS 13
May 10, 2019

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The FBI is investigating a ransomware attack on Baltimore 
City's network, while city officials try to bring back the network to its full 
capacity.

Although city services are no longer are being affected, hackers are still 
accessing the system, according to Mayor Jack Young.

"These people are so sophisticated that their job is just to disrupt," Young 
said. "I wish they would use it for more good than they are for just bad in 
trying to extort money from cities and companies. It's just not right."

It was discovered Tuesday that the system was taken offline, and technicians 
continue to work on fixing it.

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