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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 experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. Early on the morning of Wednesday, May 03, 2023, the group started executing the ransomware on the City of Dallas. The Dallas City Council has approved a budget of $8.5

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Georgia Governor Vetoes Broad-Reaching Computer Crime Bill, Highlighting Debate Around Bug Bounty Programs

Data Matters

SB 315 faced opposition from both private companies and information security researchers. Organizations have employed bug bounty programs in an effort to encourage researchers to report security flaws in their systems. The federal government has also taken notice of these efforts.