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Episode 151: Ransoming the City with Cesar Cerrudo of IOActive

ID: fcfd1b22-9200-5d1a-be3c-58915774d4fb

STIX ID: report--fcfd1b22-9200-5d1a-be3c-58915774d4fb

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2019-06-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article/podcast covers a wave of ransomware attacks against U.S. municipal governments, highlighting recent cases where cities paid large ransoms (Lake City, Riviera Beach) and the costly recovery suffered by Baltimore; it features IOActive researcher Cesar Cerrudo discussing why under-resourced city networks are frequent targets and references related research on insecure city/ICS infrastructure.

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