[2017-03-06] US Liberal Groups Paying Hush Ransoms to Russian Hackers

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http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/liberals-hush-ransom-russian/2017/03/06/id/777152/

"At least some groups have paid the ransoms even though there is little guarantee the documents won’t be made public anyway. Demands have ranged from about $30,000 to $150,000, payable in untraceable bitcoins, according to one of the people familiar with the probe."