The City of Atlanta spent at least $2.6 million on ransomware recovery.

Atlanta spent at least $2.6 million on ransomware recovery

The ransom was never paid because the payment portal was pulled offline by the attacker.

I wonder how much they spend on their IT support people and security software, obviously not enough.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/atlanta-spent-at-least-two-million-on-ransomware-attack-recovery/?ftag=TREc64629f&bhid=2219791

Windows warning: Tech-support scammers are ramping up attacks, says Microsoft

Windows 10 security won't protect you from tech-support scammers' lies and trickery.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-warning-tech-support-scammers-are-ramping-up-attacks-says-microsoft/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=2219791