Arkansas sheriff's office computer system hit by hackers

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     (AP) – Officials with a sheriff’s office in northern Arkansas

say they paid a ransom after their computer system was hacked earlier this

month.

     Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Daniel Klatt says the department’s system

was hit Dec. 5 with ransomware, which typically works by encrypting files until

the victim pays the hackers, often in the electronic currency bitcoin.

     Klatt says the department paid three bitcoin – or about $2,400 – to unlock the

computer system. According to the Harrison Daily Times , the hackers encrypted

the department’s management system, which holds reports, bookings and other

day-to-day operational data.

     Klatt says none of the data was stolen and that the county’s computer system’s

was back up on Monday.




   

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