Usually when the government fails to do something, partisan gridlock is blamed. In the case of Licking County, Ohio, the local government has all but shut down thanks to ransomware hijacking the county’s computers. The issue was discovered Tuesday, when government officials were unable to access their computer or phone systems. The culprit is ransomware, and while it’s unclear how exactly the county network became infected by the malicious virus, it has effectively left the government at a standstill until the issue is resolved. As is typical of most ransomware attacks, the one that hit Licking County is demanding a
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