The Port of Seattle is dealing with a common conundrum facing victims of a ransomware attack: to pay, or not to pay.

Officials at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have said they will not pay the ransom, which is worth about $6 million. How much information was illegally accessed, and what kind, is still unclear.

Seattle's Chief Librarian provided city council members with an update on a ransomware attack that derailed operations at the library throughout the summer.

The Port of Seattle said some of its data may be at risk of being posted online after it refused to pay a ransom demanded by a criminal organization responsible for a cyberattack that took place nearly three weeks ago.

The Port of Seattle now says its August system outage was a ‘ransomware’ attack. In a news release, the Port identified the group behind the attack as Rhysida. Rhysida is the group behind other attacks,

The Port of Seattle has confirmed that the cyberattack that caused system outages in late August was a "ransomware" attack by a criminal organization.

From day one, the Port prioritized safe, secure and efficient operations at our facilities. We are continuing to make progress on restoring our systems. The Port of Seattle has