The City of Gloversville, New York, has now disclosed that it suffered a ransomware attack in March that compromised personal and payroll information of both current and former employees. The breach was discovered by the city’s finance commissioner, who found a ransom note on the server. Authorities, including the FBI, State Police, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Incident Response Team, were notified. The attackers, believed to be from Eastern Europe, demanded $300,000 for the stolen data. The City Council agreed to pay $150,000 to retrieve the compromised information. Federal authorities are continuing to investigate and attempt to recover the ransom funds.

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