Rachel Mergen
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Winona County, Minn., Paid $128K Ransom to Restore Services (opens the original)
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(TNS) — Winona County paid ransomware attackers nearly $130,000 to restore services in the first of two separate hacking events earlier this year.The payment was completed with the assistance of the county’s insurance carrier, according to county officials, and was negotiated “to ensure a full and efficient resumption of County services and protection of personal information.”The payment resolved a cyber attack that affected numerous county systems in January. The county stated in a press releas
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