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Hollywood hospital pays $17,000 in bitcoin to hackers; FBI investigating

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By: Richard Winton

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid a $17,000 ransom in bitcoin to a hacker who seized control of the hospital’s computer systems and would give back access only when the money was paid, the hospital’s chief executive said Wednesday. [Read more…]

Source: Los Angeles Times

 

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