Florida city mum on ransom demands by cyberattackers A Florida city is confirming that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this weekTALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week but officials have yet to decide whether they will pay a reported $1 million ransom. City officials declined to discuss who might have been responsible or any ransom amount demanded against the city. City officials said they had not received a ransom demand, however, and it was initially unclear whether the attack did any damage to the city's system. City officials refused to pay demands for $76,000 in bitcoin. During the summer, two Florida cities — Riviera Beach and Lake City — paid hackers more than $1 million combined after being targeted.

Source: ABC News December 13, 2019 23:48 UTC