School pays $10,000 Ransom in Bitcoin after cyberattack | Reaction to the News Report

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Apparently Leominster Public Schools District paid a $10,000 bitcoin ransom after a cyberattack, likely to be ransomware. Let's take a look at the news reporting of the incident and see what lessons need to be learned.

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