While New Orleans officials remain tight-lipped about a cyber-attack that has hobbled city government since Friday, cyber-sleuths have homed in on the likely weapon: Ryuk, a menacing breed of =93ransomware=94 used to lock up computer data until the target pays in Bitcoin for the key to release it.
It was Ryuk that also hit state government servers in November, forcing a shutdown. Nola.com – John Simerman | December 17, 2019
