The City of Quincy, Illinois’ administrative systems were hit by a ransomware attack on May 7, confirms Mayor Mike Troup in a press conference held on Tuesday. Troup says that it doesn’t appear that any data was exfiltrated from the affected systems. The City Council passed a resolution authorizing emergency payment of more than $145,000 for cybersecurity consulting services and an unspecified amount, which is less than $500,000. Somerset County in New Jersey also revealed that it had been targeted with a cyber attack that took its email services down.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ransomware-costs-city-quincy-illinois-650000-a-19158