The District 5 City Hall of Bucharest announced on October 26 that it was the target of a cyber attack that hit its servers. The hackers demanded USD 5 million in ransom, but mayor Cristian Popescu Piedone said he would not pay.
“This morning (e.n. October 26), the District 5 City Hall employees reported that the institution’s telephone switchboard was not working. The maintenance company was contacted to fix the problem and found that the District 5 City Hall servers were cyberattacked. A message from the attackers also appears on the servers’ screen, demanding USD 5 million in ransom,” the City Hall said.
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Source: Romania Insider News
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