The city of New Orleans is the last victim of a string of ransomware attacks that hit major American cities, including Atlanta and Baltimore. Ransomware attack forced the shutdown of the servers and computers, including the New Orleans Police Department. The authorities immediately launched an investigation on the incident, Louisiana State Police, FBI New Orleans, the Louisiana National Guard, and the Secret Service are also supporting the city in recovering from the attack. At the time of writing, the city officials have not received a ransom demand yet, there are no technical details about the attack and it is not clear the family of ransomware that infected the systems.”]
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