In 2019, more than 163 ransomware attacks targeted local and county governments. At least $1.8 million was paid to the cybercriminals behind the attacks, Deloitte says. Local governments are seeing an increasing number of attacks at the same time as attackers are demanding higher ransoms. The federal government could help local agencies with cybersecurity education, best practices, and incident response expertise, says IOActive’s Cerrudo. The more local governments pay out, the more money criminals are demanding, he says.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ransomware-increasingly-targeting-small-governments