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2019-06-25 07:18:41

Florida’s Riviera Beach finally surrenders – Pays $600,000 in ransom

In a piece of heartbreaking news, the popular beach destination of Florida has finally caved into its hackers’ demands and paid them six hundred thousand dollars ($600k) worth of Bitcoins in the hopes that the cyber-terrorists would finally release the control over city’s systems. Appalling cases of cyber attacks CP reported on June 21 that the city officials may consider paying this whopping amount to hackers. Amidst the unnerving trend hitting several cities across the U.S, the Riviera Beach situation has been slated to be the most dismaying case of recent times as the city’s council are still