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Title: [2016-02-18]Ransomware Extortionists Land $17,000 in Bitcoin Post by: UNOE on February 18, 2016, 09:07:50 PM A cyberattack targeting a Hollywood hospital laced with ransomware malware has been making rounds in mainstream news circles recently. In a separate incident, the Horry County school system in North Carolina was also struck by a ransomware cyberattack.
The cyberattack on Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center lasted nearly a fortnight after beginning on 5 Feb, with hospital systems affected and staff declaring an ‘internal emergency’. On Wednesday, the hospital announced that it had relented and paid the ransom demanded by extortionists. $17,000 in bitcoins. https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/ransomware-extortionists-land-17000-in-bitcoin/ (https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/ransomware-extortionists-land-17000-in-bitcoin/) |