The town of Jupiter, Florida, was hit on March 21, 2020 by ransomware REvil/Sodinokibi.
The town announced on March 23 that serveral online services, including utility payments, plan submission systems and all town email accounts, were down as a result.
The town decided not to pay the ransom. Instead, it is restoring its files from backups.
At least four Florida cities reported 2019 ransomware attacks:
• Pensacola suffered a Dec. 7 attack that disabled its phone systems, email system, 311 customer service line and online payments for Pensacola Energy and the city’s sanitation services;
• Lake City, a city of about 13,000 residents 65 miles west of Jacksonville, paid 42 Bitcoins, between $460,000 and $480,000, to end a June cyber-attack;
• The village of Key Biscayne, a community of 13,000 east of Miami, reported a ransomware “security event” in June;
• Riviera Beach, a city of 35,000 in Palm Beach County, paid 65 Bitcoins – approximately $600,000 – in May to regain access to its computer systems.
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