Hackers Seize Detroit’s Database, Demand $800k. Motor City Shrugs: OK, Take It
20th November 2014
Hackers seized a database from the City of Detroit earlier this year before unsuccessfully demanding $800,000 in Bitcoin.
The failed extortion attempt back in April was disclosed by Detroit mayor Mike Duggan at the North American International Cyber Summit conference on Monday.
The stolen database wasn’t needed by the cash-strapped city so the ransom was never paid, according to local reports.