March this year saw the US city of Atlanta faced with a ransomware attack. Even though the hackers didnβt get away with their $50k in bitcoins the city did pay over $2.6 million to ensure that they wonβt be vulnerable to a similar threat again. As we move towards a paperless society governments rely more and more on online systems to make processes easier for themselves and the rest of the citizens. Cryptocurrencies are another Read More The post Why Atlantaβs $50k Ransomware Threat Turned into a $2.6 million Cybersecurity Upgrade appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. via ICGO https://www.icgo.co.uk/redirect/?url=http://bitcoinist.com/atlantas-50k-ransomware-threat-turned-2-6-million-cybersecurity-upgrade/