Dallas, Texas hit by ransomware attack

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Dallas, Texas hit by ransomware attack
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Dallas, Texas hit by ransomware attack

Police and court websites have been impacted by the attack, which seems to have been executed by the Royal ransomware group

A ransomware attack struck the US city of Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, leading to outages in its Police Department and City Hall websites, as well as the cancellation of several jury trials. Acco...

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