Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says ransomware attackers stole corrupted, unusable data

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Ohio’s capital city says data recently stolen by hackers was unusable and that no personal information about city workers was made available online. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther confirmed Tuesday that the data breach occurred and noted that the city never received a ransom request. He said the city learned Friday that most of the data published to the dark web by the ransomware group Rhysida was corrupted or encrypted. The group initially claimed to have 6.5 terabytes of stolen data that included log-in information, emergency service files and  city camera access that it unsuccessfully put up for auction.