
New Bedford Avoids Paying $5 Million in Ransomware Attack by Doing Something Unusual
New Bedford ransomware attack proves the decision of whether or not to pay the hackers doesn't always have to be a hard "no!"
The city of New Bedford, Mass. — not too far away from us here at TechDecisions — recently avoided paying the $5.3 million hackers demanded of it after successfully launching a ransomware attack. The town’s response? Bargain-and-stall. And it worked. Not the usual method An NPR article reports that after IT personnel discovered the attack the day […]