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Andy Meek
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A Russian-speaking group of hackers called Babuk on Tuesday underscored how devastating a ransomware attack can be on a target. After the group's demands weren't met following their attack on the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department's computer network, Babuk made good on its dangerous ultimatum.
Based on news accounts of negotiations between the department and the Babuk ransomware gang, it appears that talks between both sides quickly fell apart and soon enough got fraught. Babuk reportedly demanded $4 million from the department in exchange for a decryption key that would unlock its computer network, with that price also including the hackers' promise not to publish more stolen data. The police department came back with a counteroffer to the $4 million ... how about $100,000? That sort of sounds like a middle finger to the hackers, if you ask me. “You are a state institution," the ransomware gang told the police department, according to a transcript reported by Ars Technica. "Treat your data with respect and think about (the) price. (It costs) even more than 4,00,000, do you understand that?"
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