City of Augusta, Georgia Struck by BlackByte Ransomware; Mayor Downplays Incident as ‘Technical Difficulties’

Infamous BlackByte ransomware group has recently hit the city of Augusta in the US state of Georgia with a ransomware attack. The city is investigating the incident's scope and the nature of the data potentially compromised. Mayor Garnett Johnson announced on Wednesday that the city had been grappling with "technical difficulties," leading to network outages across various city computer systems. The issues first emerged on Sunday, May 21. Johnson, however, promptly categorized the event as a c