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Police paid ransom to get data back
Chief Timothy Sheehan from Tewksbury Police, Massachusetts paid a ransom of around $550 to criminals who encrypted and locked the department's data using ransomware.
He explained the decision to reporter Jon Manel.
(Image: Chief Timothy Sheehan from Tewksbury Police Department. Credit: Tewksbury Police Department)
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