Ransomware Infiltrates NYPD’s Fingerprint Database, Causes system Shutdown
By Bogdan Popa A ransomware infection made its way to computers running NYPD’s fingerprint database after a contractor connected to the network to set up a digital display. The incident happened in October 2018 and caused the LiveScan fingerprint tracking system to be shut down after the NYPD discovered the infection on a total of 23…