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Ransomware attacks airport authority's servers

By Eric Anderson

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A crypto virus that attacked the Albany County Airport Authority's computer management provider during the Christmas holiday period ended up infecting the authority's servers as well, encrypting files and demanding a ransom payment.

Paul Buckowski/Times Union

COLONIE — A crypto virus that attacked the Albany County Airport Authority's computer management provider during the Christmas holiday period ended up infecting the authority's servers as well, encrypting files and demanding a ransom payment.

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The authority's insurance carrier authorized payment of the ransom, which airport CEO Philip Calderone only said was "under six figures."

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