In February, a police department database inMidlothian, Illinoiswas hacked and encrypted by hackers with Cryptowall ransomware.
The hackers were subsequently paid the ransom money of $500 in Bitcoins to decrypt the database.
The same thing was repeated with Tewksbury, Massachusetts Police department database.
The infiltration left the files, including backup copies, locked up and useless.
It made you feel that you lost control of everything.
Here also the police paid $500 in Bitcoins to unknown hackers decrypt the database.
The hacking and encrypting with ransomware of Police departments has been a regular feature in United States.
The ransom demanded is always in Bitcoins.
The Tennessee sheriffs office paid $572 to a hacker according to official police spokesperson.
source: www.techworm.net
