By Rodd Cayton — Town councilors in Bernalillo have made a move they hope will let the City of Coronado move on after a cyberattack earlier this month. The council unanimously voted to extend an offer of $82,000 to the threat actor behind the attack.
Mayor Jack Torres told the Sandoval Signpost that the action was taken in the hopes of protecting city systems, along with employee and possibly customer information.
Councilor Vincent Montoya expressed concerns about the consequences of “negotiating with” threat actors. After discussing the issue with his colleagues, Torres said, Montoya was convinced that “this is the best way forward.”
IT staff initially thought the attack, reported to The Paper. on Oct. 9, was merely an internet outage. Further investigation revealed the more nefarious truth, according to a news release on the attack…