The catalog database for Dallas' 30 libraries and its public computers remain down as of Tuesday and it’s not immediately clear when they will be completely...
by threatening to block access to files or release confidential information unless money is paid.
City officials have declined to say whether the city has been issued any ransom, citing an ongoing criminal investigation of the case by Dallas police and the FBI. “It’s what we use to find books in the building and what people use to request books kept in the system through us,” she said.
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