“A computer virus that encrypts files and then demands that victims pay a “ransom” to decrypt those files recently hit the Swansea Police Department. The department had to pay $750 for two Bitcoins in order to decrypt several images and word documents in its computer system, said Swansea Police Lt. Gregory Ryan. ‘It was an education for us that had to deal with it,’ Ryan said, adding that the virus did not affect the software program that the police department uses for police reports and booking photos. Ryan also said that no outside third parties gained access to any personal information, and that the police department did not lose any files. ‘We were never compromised,’ Ryan said.”
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