[2016-06-28] NASCAR team pays Bitcoin ransom to avoid being unable to race

[CrimBit]

There are all kinds of problems that a NASCAR team has to deal with leading up to race day. In 2016, one of those problems is ransomware.

Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing crew chief Dave Winston isn’t the most tech-savvy guy in the world. So when a few odd files started popping up on the laptop he was using he didn’t think too much about it. He deleted the files and went about his business.

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