A North Carolina county says it won’t pay a hacker ransom to unlock data on county servers frozen by malicious software. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio announced late Wednesday that the county has decided not to pay the more than $23,000 demanded by cybercriminals to unlock the data. Diorio said that the county has backup data and other resources to restore its computer system but that the process could be time-consuming. She said the county consulted with cybersecurity experts before making the decision.
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