From SeaTac to the public library, high-profile hacks are plaguing the region. Why?
It’s been a tough few months for many local IT departments.
Last week, hackers posted a handful of files stolen from SeaTac airport on the dark web. A ransomware gang is attempting to sell a trove of stolen Port of Seattle data for 6 million dollars in Bitcoin – after the Port refused to pay up.
The cyber-attack a little over a month ago snarled travel when it took down ticketing, baggage, and other SeaTac services.
But that’s just the highest profile ransomware case in the Seattle area in recent months.
A few weeks ago, the Highline School District canceled classes because a cyberattack had…
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