Officials in Washington County, Pennsylvania, paid Russian hackers a $346,000
ransom to restore systems and data following a crippling cyberattack.
ransom to restore systems and data following a crippling cyberattack.
In January, the feds warned several US states, including the state of
Pennsylvania, of a wave of targeted attacks. But for Washington County, it was
too late – hackers had already crippled its systems with malware and pilfered
sensitive data.
“Foreign cybercriminals were able to seize control of the county’s network,
basically paralyzing all of the
