An excellent example of
Poor reporting
Scaremongering
Ignorance
Locked screens displayed a sinister message demanding three 'bitcoins' in return for the safety of some files.
But the centre's CEO, Maragret McMahon, said they had a "lucky escape".
"We refused to pay the money, which we have been told would equal about £13,000 and reported the hack to the police," Ms McMahon said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37660657 I prefer to think of it as foreshadowing and very soon,
three 'bitcoins' will fetch
about £13,00011 as long as it is not due to devaluation of the Pound Sterling