Ten million dollars.
This is the price demanded by the hackers behind the cyberattack on the Seine-et-Marne departmental council.
The ransom note was discovered only a few days ago, as priority was first given to "securing" the systems.
“I have no reason to pay this ransom”, replied Jean-François Parigi, the president (LR) of the departmental council of Seine-et-Marne.
The IT services of the Seine-et-Marne departmental council have been in complete paralysis since November 6, victims of a “major” cyberattack.
The attack was discovered on Monday morning the 7th, when agents noticed that they could no longer use their computers.
The agents continue to work but "in the old way"
At this stage, “we are not aware of any personal data leaks,” said Jean-François Parigi, adding that checks were still in progress.
Social benefits like the salaries of agents "are paid" by virtue of "the continuity of services", he hammered, without advancing on the time necessary for a return to normal.
“All the agents continue to work” but “in the old way”, on paper or via mobile phones made available to compensate for the now unusable fixed numbers, he explained.
Faced with this cyberattack, the vote on the next budget has been postponed to the beginning of 2023.
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