Do Cities deserve Federal Disaster Aid after Cyber Attacks?

The article describes a ransomware attack that shut down much of Baltimore's municipal IT services, estimates recovery costs (about $18 million so far), links the incident to the repurposed EternalBlue exploit (noting parallels to WannaCry and NotPetya), and debates whether federal disaster relief—similar to FEMA assistance for natural disasters—should be available for major cyber incidents affecting public services.