After a massive cyberattack in May which shut down its IT systems, Dalgetty in Canada said it paid a Bitcoin ransom, the equivalent of CAD 20k, to malicious hackers "in order to protect the quality and the nature of the information we generate at the university." The Calgary police are investigating the cyberattack. Bitcoin continues to be the currency of choice for cyber-criminals.
After a massive cyberattack in May which shut down its IT systems, the University of Calgary in Canada said it paid a Bitcoin ransom, the equivalent of CAD 20k, to malicious hackers "in order to protect the quality and the nature of the information we generate at the university." The Calgary police are investigating the cyberattack. Bitcoin continues to be the currency of choice for cyber-criminals.