Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K

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The Register Security
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Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K

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Cyber-crime Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K Miljödata meltdown leaves 200 local authorities scrambling over 1.5 BTC Sweden's municipal governments have been knocked offline after ransomware crooks hit IT supplier Miljödata, reportedly demanding the bargain-basement sum of $168,000. Miljödata runs HR, sick leave, and incident reporting systems for approximately 80 percent of Sweden's municipalities, making it a juicy single point of failure. Over the...

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