The Baltimore ransomware attack event is far from over. Apparently, it’s taking a new turn as Google disables the Gmail accounts of the government workers. When the ransomware hit, every system was disrupted. The government domain emails were disabled, so backup Google mail accounts were set up.

however, Google cites that email accounts for government use come under business accounts. These are premium accounts and cannot be free. Regular Gmail accounts are obviously free for the public to use. In this case, people with disabled accounts are able to see and receive old emails, but cannot send or receive new ones. A spokesperson for the city Mayor says that the government is preparing to buy a business plan from Google to restore the disabled accounts.

Back in the first week of May, ransomware Robbinhood crippled the government servers. The hackers are having a demand of 13 Bitcoins which amounts to $102,900. After the government pays the amount they will undo the attack. Also, the crackers are offering additional offer to decrypt any specific system at the cost of 3 Bitcoins which approximates $23,700. The government is showing non-compliance to cyber attackers. Hence, it further contributes to the disruption.

The attacks on premier institutions and crypto exchanges are nothing new. Last year the WannaCry ransomware disrupted systems in many regions. Recently, major crypto exchange Binance also got hacked where hackers stole 7,000 Bitcoins.