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The effects of ransomware attacks can be devastating for some organizations, leaving many with no option but to pay the requested demand. It's certainly the case here. In the event of data loss of any nature, you'd think they'd have backups readily-available.

A Massachusetts school district is waiting for its computer system to be "unlocked" after it paid a $10,000 Bitcoin ransom to hackers following a cyberattack on its system.

And despite the nefarious nature of the school system's lockdown, there is no criminal investigation into the matter because solving this crime is "impossible," said Interim Leominster Police Chief Michael Goldman.

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