Bitcoin Blackmail is Harder Than It Sounds

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It is the most unrealistic aspect of the show wasn’t the malfunctioning machines however. So that it was the ransom demand. In exchange for rebooting Grey-Sloan Memorials Hospital’s systems, the hacker wanted 4,932 BTC worth $20 million at the time. Substantially more now. In real life, ransomware demands are significantly lower, and it’s rare for organizations to pay up. One hospital and so that Hollywood Presbyterian, did accede to ransomware demands this year, but only to the tune of $17,000.
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At least week Mecklenburg County in North Carolina was hit by a ransomware attack, with the hacker demanding $23,000 to decrypt the files. Government officials pondered the matter but eventually refused to pay up. Which affected over 230,000 computers, raised a total of just $140,000 in bitcoin.
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