Why Atlanta??  It has one of the busiest airports in the world........like Midway.........in Chicago......it is a hub............where many connecting flights go through.........the same with LAX in Los Angeles, CA......................a gateway to the Pacific..........Atlanta is for the Atlantic...........Europe.....

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City of Atlanta still
crippled six days
after ransomware
attack

CNN

2 days ago

Atlanta computers
still down 6 days
after cyber attack;
will city pay ransom?

AL.com

1 day ago

City of Atlanta also
hacked in 2017,
Georgia-based
cyber security firm says

11Alive.com WXIA

2 days ago

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Atlanta cyber attack: Ransomware attack hits city oservers - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/22/us/atlanta-ransomware-attack/index.html

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Mar 23, 2018 - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are investigating a ransomware attack on the city of Atlanta's network servers, city officials said Thursday. ... "This is not a new issue to the state of Georgia, it's not a new issue to our country. We have been taking active measures to mitigate any risk in the past.".

City of Atlanta still crippled six days after ransomware attack - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/us/atlanta-ransomware-computers/index.html

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2 days ago - Six days after a ransomware cyberattack, Atlanta officials are filling out forms by hand ... Atlanta mayor: Ransomware an attack on us all 01:38 ... including the FBI, Homeland Security and the Secret Service, as well as independent forensics experts and educational partners like Georgia Tech, to determine ...

Bill payment sites down as City of Atlanta works to resolve cyber attack ...

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/cyber-attack-against...atlanta.../721971668

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4 days ago - The cyber attack happened early last Thursday morning.

Atlanta computers still down 6 days after cyber attack; will city pay ...

www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/atlanta_computers_still_down_6.html

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2 days ago - The Atlanta skyline view from the 300-level concourse in the brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium Tuesday, as seen on Aug. 15, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. The city of Atlanta is investigating a ransomware cyber attack that encrypted some personal and financial data stored on city networks. The FBI is assisting in ...

Atlanta City employees turn on computers after cyber attack - AJC.com

https://www.ajc.com/news/.../atlanta...computers.../4UcwhLtGBuQ2cgHy1bfECN/

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3 days ago - Some city departments had been forced to revert to working on paper.

Atlanta airport wifi still down after cyber attack on city - AJC.com

https://www.ajc.com/business/...still...cyber-attack.../MJZMrrVZrJYTVzb2hTEUyM/

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4 days ago - Wi-fi is still down at the world's busiest airport, four days after ATL airport officials took down the service as a precaution after a cyber attack on Atlanta city government.

Atlanta hit with cyberattack demanding ransom for access to files ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/.../atlanta-ransomware-cyberattack-holding-computers-host...

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Mar 22, 2018 - City officials say there are "outages on various customer-facing applications" in Atlanta. ... The attack caused outages on several computer systems. Online bill paying services and some law enforcement data was unavailable. ... City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) March 22, 2018. It remains unclear whether ...

City of Atlanta also hacked in 2017, Georgia-based cyber ... - 11Alive

www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/city...atlanta...georgia...cyber.../85-532677161

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3 days ago - ATLANTA — New reports from a Georgia-based cyber security firm says the city of Atlanta was first hacked a year ago in a fast-moving cyber attack that hit as many as 74 countries. According to that report, a group that called itself the Shadow Brokers leaked the tools needed to create the ransomware ...