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Police paid ransom to get data back

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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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