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City of Johannesburg Refuses to Pay Ransom to Hackers
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The city of Johannesburg revealed this Oct. 25, last Friday, that its security systems were compromised by a hacker group, which led to its website and various services going offline. The hacker group known as; “Shadow Kill Hackers”, took credit for attack on Johannesburg, and provided proof of the stolen data. The hacker group has hacked other services to increase threats against Johannesburg. https://www.maritimecybersecurity.center/city-of-johannesburg-refuses-to-pay-ransom-to-hackers/
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The hackers took control of its cyber networks and demanded 4 BTC which is about $34,000 which council members are opposed to paying.
https://www.ibtimes.com/johannesburg-bitcoin-hack-hackers-demand-bitcoin-ransom-after-cyber-attack-2856292
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