Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery is a freelance writer living in San Francisco's Mission District. His work has appeared in WIRED, SF Weekly, VICE, The Bold Italic, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Previously, he was a staff writer for Valleywag/Gawker and was the founding editor of Uptown Almanac.

Muni Hackers Vow To Release 30GB Of Sensitive Data If Ransom Isn't PaidNov 28, 2016
San Francisco

Muni Hackers Vow To Release 30GB Of Sensitive Data If Ransom Isn't Paid

The hackers now claim to have stolen 30 gigabytes of sensitive departmental data and promise to release all of it publicly Friday if their demands are not met.

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Hackers Hold SFMTA's Computer Network Hostage For $73K RansomNov 27, 2016
San Francisco

Hackers Hold SFMTA's Computer Network Hostage For $73K Ransom

While the system is running smoothly today following the hack that left ticketing kiosks inoperable, the SFMTA looks poised to lose more than a weekend of fares.

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