NBC晚间新闻 巴尔的摩遭勒索软件攻击

Tonight it's a huge headache to complete a home sale in Baltimore. The city's computer system that looks for property liens¹ or debts to check for a clear title is locked up. As buyers and sellers wait, the city searches paper files by hand. I've been here since 6:45 in the morning. I think that they're trying their best to get as many of our documents processed. Baltimore was hit two weeks ago by ransomware, freezing thousands of city computers. Hackers³ demanded 13 bitcoins worth about $100,000 for the code to unlock the system. A similar attack tied Atlanta in knots last year and cost millions to recover. Greenville North Carolina a city of 90 thousand was hit just last month. So far this year analysts⁴ say 25 local governments have been victimized.

今晚，在巴尔的摩完成一桩房屋买卖是件非常头痛的事。该市的查看产权留置权或债务来确认产权的计算机系统已被锁定。在买家和卖家等待的时候，这座城市的人用手查找纸质文件。早上六点四十五我就到这里了。我认为他们在尽最大努力来处理更多的文件。两周前，巴尔的摩遭到勒索软件袭击，数千台城市电脑被冻结。黑客们要求支付大约价值10万美元的13比特币来获得解锁系统的代码。去年类似的攻击使亚特兰大陷入困境，该市花费了数百万美元来恢复。北卡罗来纳州的格林维尔市有9万人口，该市上个月刚刚遭到攻击。今年到现在为止，分析家称，有25个地方政府已受害。

The president of Baltimore City Council Brandon Scott says his city will not pay the ransom². When you talk to technology people and others that people who pay ransoms⁵, they can leave something in the system and come back and shut you down again and I just have to take the advice of the law enforcement and the professionals. Cyber security experts say the spread of these attacks is a warning that cities large and small must be better prepared. Cash-strapped municipalities are uniquely vulnerable to this kind of ransomware attack because they're using older systems. They don't keep them updated and they don't have the resources to be able to respond. But with ransomware attacks spreading cities are finding that a strong defense⁶ is no longer a luxury.

巴尔的摩市议会主席布兰登·斯科特表示，该市不会支付赎金。你和技术人员和其他人交谈时发现有人会支付赎金。但是他们会在系统里放一些东西，然后再次冻结系统。我只要采取执法机关和专家的建议。网络安全专家称，这些攻击的蔓延是一个警告，无论是大城市还是小城市都得做更好的准备。资金紧张的市政当局特别容易受到这种勒索软件攻击，因为他们使用的是较老的系统。他们不更新系统，也没有资源去回应。但随着勒索软件攻击在城市蔓延，人们发现，强大的防御不再是奢侈品。

1 liens   

n.留置权，扣押权( lien的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Car les liens économiques n'ont jamais été aussi forts. 因为经济纽带从来没有如此强大。 来自互联网
• Chapter XI Procedures for Publicizing Notice for Assertion of Maritime Liens. 第十一章船舶优先权催告程序。 来自互联网

2 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

3 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 ransoms   

付赎金救人，赎金( ransom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages. 绑匪勒索人质的赎金。
• Hotel:Wealthy captives sleep at the hotel for an increase in their ransoms. 酒店：富有的俘虏们要住在酒店等待足够的赎金以回家。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。