Maybe they've learnt to backup data offline from this lesson
Topic: Maine cops pay Bitcoin ransom to end office hostage drama - page 2. (Read 1295 times)
unfortunately , they don't have any other effective ways to unlock the data
Maybe they've learnt to backup data offline from this lesson
Maybe they've learnt to backup data offline from this lesson
Normally, a police department in the United States would not consider paying a ransom. Typically this is not advised, but in the event of what happened recently in Maine, apparently, they felt they had no choice.
Indeed, it appears several police departments in Maine had to pay approximately $300 in ransom money to computer hackers so that they could get their police records back. This includes the computers within the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the computers at the Houlton Police Department.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/13/us_police_ransomware/
Indeed, it appears several police departments in Maine had to pay approximately $300 in ransom money to computer hackers so that they could get their police records back. This includes the computers within the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the computers at the Houlton Police Department.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/13/us_police_ransomware/
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