Threat of ransomware in cities across Florida
This has taken the government of Florida by storm! It started in Riviera Beach when an employee in the 35,000-resident city's police department opened an email containing a piece of malware. No precautions were taken before opening the mail and this virus quickly spread throughout the municipal government. The impacts were disabling the city's official website; municipal employees' emails, voice-over-internet-protocol phones, and the local water utility's ability accept or receive online payments.