Dangerous escalation in ransomware attacks - CBS News

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Dangerous escalation in ransomware attacks
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Last Updated Feb 20, 2016 10:24 AM EST. When Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center revealed that it paid 40 bitcoins -- roughly $17,000 -- in ransom to hackers who essentially held the hospital's computer system hostage, it marked a dangerous ...
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