Google reportedly shuts out Baltimore officials using Gmail after ransomware attack
The Baltimore city government is recovering from a devastating ransomware attack that has locked up its systems, but officials in the city have a new problem. According to The Baltimore Sun, Google has blocked city departmenmts from using Gmail accounts created as a workaround.
On May 7th, a ransomware attack froze government systems, including email, and demanded the city hand over bitcoin to reverse the hack. Weeks later, the city is still recovering from the attack, which has also shut down systems for paying water bills and some other services. While officials deal with the problem, which could still take months to fix, some have reportedly signed up for free Gmail accounts to keep operating.
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