"Johannesburg Struggles to Recover From Ransomware Attack"

It has been discovered that Johannesburg has been hit with a ransomware attack that is crippling municipal services.  It was detected last Thursday and is still affecting them today.  A group calling itself Shadow Kill Hackers demanded four bitcoins ($33,600) from the city by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, threatening to post city data on the internet if the payment is not made.  City Power, an electric utility owned by the city that was also hit by a similar attack in July.  City Power provides electricity for Johannesburg.  When attacked in July, the attack knocked out power to some residents, and many could not buy electricity from City Power, pay their utility bills or access other services.

Bank Info Security reports: "Johannesburg Struggles to Recover From Ransomware Attack"