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Schools in Hualien attacked by hackers demanding bitcoin payoff

03/09/2017 09:36 PM
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Nine schools in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, have been attacked since February by hackers threatening to destroy their computer systems unless they make a payment of eight bitcoin, worth more than NT$300,000 (US$9,680), Hualien County Government said Thursday.


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