In May, the US city of Baltimore was partially paralyzed when a ransomware attack seized parts of the governments computer systems. The data-kidnappers demanded 13 Bitcoins, worth about US $100,000 at the time. Baltimore Mayor Bernard Jack Young said that the city might eventually pay up, but at that point, he was leaning toward the no camp. He sponsored a resolution unanimously approved by the US Conference of Mayors last month, calling on cities to not pay ransom to cyberattackers.”]