Report: 621 US Computer Systems Seized in ‘Hacker Pandemic’

Hackers took over 621 government computer systems in the first 9 months of this year, crippling hospitals, transportation, and emergency medical services in cities and towns across the country. Scores of state and local entities were forced to fork over millions in ransoms just to regain control of their own data.

According to the Emsisoft computer security firm that published the study, the entities affected include school districts, hospitals, healthcare service providers, property-tax bureaus, utility departments, and more.   

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