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UK council confirms cyber attack after $600K ransom demand from Medusa

Yesterday, ransomware gang Medusa added Gateshead Council to its data leak site. It demanded $600,000 for the data to be deleted or it will be released in nine days. Gateshead Council has since released a statement confirming a ‘cybersecurity incident.’ In its statement, it says: The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday 8 January, and officers have been…