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US County Pays $1M to Cyber Extortionists Amid Data Leak Threat
A US county recently made a shocking decision to pay $1 million to cyber extortionists, despite lacking concrete proof that the hackers had deleted the stolen data, after a month-long negotiation that began with a hefty demand of $3 million. The extortion group, Kairos, had threatened to leak sensitive information, prompting the county to make a counteroffer that was ultimately outweighed by the threat.