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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems.

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£60 million in recovery costs for Norsk Hydro after refusing ransom demand

IT Governance

Earlier this month, Norsk Hydro published its first quarterly report since it fell victim to a devastating ransomware attack in March. For a few hundred thousand pounds, Norsk Hydro could have bought a decryptor from the blackmailers and restored its systems. Mitigating the financial effects of ransomware.