Travelex paid $2.3M in Bitcoin to get its systems back from hackers

Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 10

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/04/09/travelex-paid-2-3m-in-bitcoin-to-get-its-systems-back-from-hackers/

By David Canellis
The Next Web
04/09/2020

Travelex paid hackers $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin to regain access to its
computer systems after a devastating ransomware attack on New Year’s Eve,
reports the Wall Street Journal.

The London-based company said it decided to pay the 285 BTC based on the advice
of experts, and had kept…