University of Calgary says it paid $15,700 to cyberattackers after its systems were infected with ransomware. Ransomware is file-encrypting malware that has become one of the most dreaded menaces across the internet. The FBI has warned of potentially “catastrophic” impacts to organizations such as schools and hospitals if a ransomware infection occurred. But many are stuck in the unenviable position of either taking a loss of data on the chin or paying attackers to obtain the decryption keys.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/university-calgary-pays-ransom-a-9190