Officials paid a $750 ransom to the hackers who had taken control and encrypted files on a computer at the fire district; employees are now being trained on Internet safety
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SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Officials paid a ransom of $750 to hackers who had taken control and encrypted files on a computer at a fire district Jan. 22.
Valley Record reported that the city of Snoqualmie, which provides information technology services to Duvall (Wash.) King County Fire District 45, paid the ransom that was required to unlock a computer on the district's network. It was encrypted on Jan. 7 when an employee clicked a link in a fake email message.
Full article: http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/technology/articles/79184018-Hackers-hit-fire-district-force-ransom-payment/
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