Arkansas sheriff’s office hit by ransomware pays hackers

BERRYVILLE, Ark. — An Arkansas sheriff’s office paid hackers the equivalent of $2,400 to regain access to hijacked computer files. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Daniel Klatt said the department’s system was infected Dec. 5 with ransomware, which typically works by encrypting computer files to deny its owner access unless they pay a ransom, often […]