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City of Atlanta Under Ransomware Cyberattack, Thieves Demanding $51,000

The city of Atlanta, where Kentucky is playing tonight, is currently under a serious ransomware cyberattack.

Kentucky fans should use caution during their visit to Atlanta, although it sounds like only people who have done business with the city are in jeopardy:

The City of Atlanta is currently experiencing outages on various customer facing applications, including some that customers may use to pay bills or access court-related information. We will post any updates as we receive them. pic.twitter.com/kc51rojhBl

— City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) March 22, 2018

This post indicates that any financial transaction could be compromised:

ALERT: Anyone who has done any financial transaction within the city of Atlanta, GA are advised to immediately protect their credit and monitor their bank accounts.