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Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000

Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000 – Florida Weirdness

Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000 – Florida Weirdness

Even the phones went down in the government of Lake City, Fla., after hackers launched a cyberattack that disabled the city’s computer systems. For several days after computer systems were paralyzed by a ransomware attack, the staff of the small North Florida town worked with the F.B.I.  and reluctantly approved paying the hackers the ransom they demanded: 42 Bitcoin, or about $460,000.

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