MSSP Alert: NC County Stops Cyberattacks After Refusal to Pay Ransomware

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MSSP Alert: NC County Stops Cyberattacks After Refusal to Pay Ransomware

Teresa Zwierzchowski

Mecklenburg County in North Carolina has no patience for cyberattacks. And they proved that when they recently refused to pay $23,000 in ransomware.

According to an article from MSSPAlert, county officials refused to pay the ransom and experienced additional cyberattacks. Fortunately for Mecklenburg County, those attacks were unsuccessful.

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