Alabama hospital system has paid its attackers in a ransomware attack that knocked its systems offline on Oct. 1. Officials at the DCH Health System didn t say how much the hospitals paid for the decryption key, but noted that they have started a methodical process of system restoration. The FBI does not advocate paying a ransom, in part because it does not guarantee an organization will regain access to its data. In some cases, victims who paid a ransom were never provided with decryption keys.
Source: https://threatpost.com/alabama-hospitals-pay-up-ransomware-attack/148937/