The website of Luas, the tram system operating in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin, has been taken offline this morning after hackers defaced the site and demanded a ransom be paid within five days.. Early morning visitors to the website were greeted with a message from the hackers, claiming that data had been stolen from operator Transdev Ireland, and would be published on the internet unless a ransom demand of one Bitcoin (approximately 3,300 Euros or US $3,800) was paid. The link for this article located at TripWire is no longer available. . Cybercriminals breach the site of Dublin's Luas tram system, issuing a ransom demand and warning of imminent data leaks within a week.. Luas Tram System, Cyber Threats, Ransomware Attack, Data Breach, Website Hack. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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