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Ransomware Without Encryption: A $1m Lesson From a US Government Hack

by Rebecca Sutton July 5, 2026

by Rebecca Sutton July 5, 2026

A US county paid roughly $1 million to a group that never encrypted a single file, exposing how far data-theft extortion has moved beyond classic ransomware.

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