The City of Cartersville, Georgia submitted a $380,000 payment in non-tradeable Bitcoins to hackers, along "with an additional $7,755.65 paid for transaction fees and negotiators," according to The Daily Tribune News. The payment came after the city experienced a Ryuk ransomware attack in May 2019.Cartersville officials regained access to internal files affected by the ransomware attack within about 48 hours after the Bitcoin payment was made, City Manager Tamara Brock told the Daily Tribune News. The city's IT systems also were fully operational within six days of the attack.The Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) Jackson County, Georgia officials paid cybercriminals $400,000 after hackers used a ransomware attack in March 2019 to deactivate the county’s computer systems. Atlanta suffered a March 2018 ransomware attack. The total cleanup cost is likely around $17 million. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in 2019 issued a warning about Ryuk ransomware attacks, too. NCSC also has provided organizations with tips to help them combat Ryuk ransomware attacks.The U.S. Conference of Mayors in July 2019 unanimously resolved to no longer pay any ransom to hackers, following a series of cyber shakedowns that have extorted millions from city governments.