A ransom of 500,000 euros demanded from the City of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
A ransom of 500,000 euros demanded from the City of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Friday April 9, 2021 at 6:18 PM - By Daniel Morin , France Bleu Vaucluse , France Bleu
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
The city of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Vaucluse) was the victim, this Friday morning, of a large-scale computer attack. All of its files have been neutralized. The hackers demand a ransom of 500,000 euros from the City in exchange for a decryption key.
It will take several days to reestablish all connections
It will take several days to re-establish all connections © Radio France - Philippe Paupert
This is the first time that the city of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Vaucluse) has been the victim of such a computer attack , undoubtedly from abroad. It was 4:42 am exactly this Friday morning when hackers broke into the community's servers remotely. All files have been encrypted and have been unusable since. “ No file can be exploited and we are being asked for a ransom of 500,000 euros to recover the decryption key! ” Laments Mayor Pierre Gonzalvès.
Friday April 9, 2021 at 6:18 PM - By Daniel Morin , France Bleu Vaucluse , France Bleu
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
The city of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Vaucluse) was the victim, this Friday morning, of a large-scale computer attack. All of its files have been neutralized. The hackers demand a ransom of 500,000 euros from the City in exchange for a decryption key.
It will take several days to reestablish all connections
It will take several days to re-establish all connections © Radio France - Philippe Paupert
This is the first time that the city of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Vaucluse) has been the victim of such a computer attack , undoubtedly from abroad. It was 4:42 am exactly this Friday morning when hackers broke into the community's servers remotely. All files have been encrypted and have been unusable since. “ No file can be exploited and we are being asked for a ransom of 500,000 euros to recover the decryption key! ” Laments Mayor Pierre Gonzalvès.
