Newslink: RobbinHood Ransomware Holds Baltimore City Computers Hostage for 13 Bitcoin
TL;DR: Earlier this month, hackers were able to virtually seize thousands of computers from a major metropolitan city in the United States, Baltimore. Using ransomware RobbinHood, 13 bitcoin are what stand between officials and bringing back several services, including paying water bills and parking enforcement. It has been weeks now, and Baltimore politicians are refusing hackers’ demands, as the city’s second cyber attack in 15 months raises serious questions.