Wood County pays $1.5 million in extortion

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Wood County pays $1.5 million in extortion

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Ransomware attack...they rolled over and paid it.

https://www.13abc.com/2024/12/23/wood-c ... ntent=wtvg
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Re: Wood County pays $1.5 million in extortion

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Flipper wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2024 8:34 pm Ransomware attack...they rolled over and paid it.

https://www.13abc.com/2024/12/23/wood-c ... ntent=wtvg
In today's age, one would think the source of the ransomware, and the destination of the money could both be tracked.
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Re: Wood County pays $1.5 million in extortion

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They now sell insurance for this very thing.

I would think the ransom was paid in bitcoin which isn’t traceable.
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