Dear Hackers,
Public libraries, and libraries in general, are not your enemies. They are some of the last places in the world where people can go, hang out, and do things without any expectation of money changing hands. They are a physical manifestation of file sharing and a corporeal form of torrenting. That in mind, libraries are chronically underfunded and they're currently under attack by right-wing politicians and fascists, but I suppose I repeat myself there.
As such, they make lousy targets for ransomware attacks. Chances are, you're not likely to see any money because they have no money to pay you. All you've done is hurt those who are less fortunate than you, you've hurt children, you've hurt students, and you've made no progress towards "sticking it to the man" or whatever.
For god's sake, leave the library alone. Or maybe, come visit one sometime.
Thanks,
Cyberpunk Librarian
https://shelftalkblog.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/an-update-about-access-to-library-technology-systems/
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