Hackers Hold Baltimore Hostage – WSJ

Discontent in Baltimore is usually high at this time of the spring as Orioles fans already watch their playoff hopes fade. But this year local residents have more to be angry about. For more than three weeks the city government’s computers have been offline. That means no emails have been going in or out of city hall, and the systems used to settle parking fines, pay water bills, property taxes and more are out of commission. These are online systems that most of us take for granted—until they stop working.

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