Lafayette City pays $45,000 ransom to cyber criminals

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Lafayette City pays $45,000 ransom to cyber criminals
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Lafayette City pays $45,000 ransom to cyber criminals

Attackers likely entered the network through a phishing scam or brute force attack

Officials in Lafayette City, Colorado, have paid $45,000 to an unidentified group of hackers who were holding the City's data hostage. Lafayette is a home-rule municipality with a population of aro...

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