The city of Atlanta said its computers were hit by a ransomware attack Thursday.
City of Atlanta’s Chief Operating Officer Richard Cox said it wanted to let the public know as soon as possible and the attack may have impacted other agencies in Georgia.
“Security matters are ongoing and they’re impacting everyone,” Cox said. “In fact, we were advised several agencies even here in Georgia that have been impacted. They’re really bad people that are moving quickly to have these types of attacks.”
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