According to sources, City of Quincy (a Government organization in Illinois) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-05-24.
Source 1 | 2022-05-24
“-"Quincy Mayor Mike Troup on Tuesday confirmed during a news conference on Tuesday that the city was the victim of a cyberattack in which there was an encryption key locking the city out of some of its files in exchange for ransom." -"On Monday night, the City Council approved a resolution authorizing emergency payment for three cyber security consulting services." -"The mayor said the city paid a nearly $500,000 ransom fee for the decryption key" -"Troup said it appears, at this point, no personal information related to residents has been stolen." “
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