LOCAL TREND. Ransomeware Hits City CCTV. 3 Bits Informed Intel.

A ransomware attack hit Washington D.C.’s closed circuit tv 8 days before inauguration. Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed:

• 70% of storage devices recording data from D.C. police surveillance cameras were hit
• Forced major city wide reinstallation
• The city addressed the ransomeware without paying a ransom by:
  • taking devices offline
  • removing all software
  • restarting the system

Washington Post | Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, city officials disclose