What We Know About The Atlanta Ransomware Attack

On Friday, city of Atlanta interim Chief Information Officer Daphne Rackley said the city would not pay the ransom. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms later said all options are on the table.

Tasnim Shamma / WABE

When a ransomware attack hit the city of Atlanta last week, the city went back in time.

With computer systems down, city employees are punching in and out with time clocks and using manual timesheets. Police officers are writing reports by hand and Atlanta’s Municipal Court has been rescheduling cases because they can’t access files.

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