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PA: Washington County pays $350,000 ransom after cyberattack

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Dissent

Chris Hoffman reports:

The Washington County Board of Commissioners formally voted on Thursday on handling the recent cyberattack.

Some have questioned the transparency of the process. The questions about transparency have been because of secret and emergency meetings. According to the solicitor, some of that was because of the deadlines set up by the cybercriminals.

Thursday’s 2-1 vote by the board of commissioners to use up to $400,000 to address the almost $350,000 ransom payment and about $20,000 cost to pay a company to handle the payment. January’s cyberattack against the county shut down several county services.

Read more at CBS.


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