Cyber attackers who locked up Petersburg Borough computers in July demanded about $1 million in Bitcoin, and the borough refused to pay, Borough Manager Stephen Giesbrecht told the Pilot this week.
“We got a ransomware notice from an outside bad guy, basically saying if we wanted our computers to work again, we should pay them,” Giesbrecht said. “We’re not going to pay ransomware.”
The borough disclosed the July 11 attack in a public notice issued Oct. 16, more than three months later. Giesbrecht said outside experts told the borough to stay quiet until they could confirm the attackers were no...
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