North Carolina's largest metro area was discovering just how hard it is to conduct business without county computers that handle numerous transactions on Thursday, a day after local leaders refused to pay hackers who froze their system. Mecklenburg County computer systems that collect property taxes, handle building permits and process jail inmates were out of commission while technology workers made digital repairs with backed-up data. Officials say the fixes will take days. County officials were also taking new precautions against fraudulent emails because hackers have launched a new attack in response to their refusal to pay ransom. No further damage to the system was reported. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__abcn.ws_2C1GKuk&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=RSDo3l14SUyFcyMP8zd5vUt-cccEJjieafKG2VelWes&s=U5fAPFlHpi401sn_zSNYz2AKyOkMoJChk94_n9KdpvY&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__abcn.ws_2C1GKuk-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=RSDo3l14SUyFcyMP8zd5vUt-cccEJjieafKG2VelWes&s=05oSZT1jFC7aUZhQ-PJOON__Tl8JDS4XtOUXt9CsP5o&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=RSDo3l14SUyFcyMP8zd5vUt-cccEJjieafKG2VelWes&s=PFNUt2PH6dTa4go0_ERBg7dTSyTKhIu7gnm0CslMfMs&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
