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County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group

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The alleged victim, believed to be a small Ohio county, reportedly paid the extortion group to prevent the public release of sensitive stolen data. The post County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Categories cybersecurity · government-security · cybercrime · data-protection · unknown-it-category-16
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Published
7/7/2026, 5:31:54 PM
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7/7/2026, 6:19:36 PM
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