Columbus Ransomware Attack Restraining Order

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City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack

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A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive personal information.

The order came after the city fell victim to a ransomware attack that siphoned 6.5 terabytes of the city’s data.

A ransomware group known as Rhysida took credit for the attack and offered to auction off the data with a starting bid of about $1.7 million in bitcoin.

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