The University of Utah paid a $457,000 ransom to stop a hacker from disclosing data stolen in a July attack. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences network was hit with ransomware on July 19, knocking its servers offline. The school waited until July 29 to have students, staff and faculty change their passwords. The attack has helped the school to identify weaknesses in its cybersecurity defenses, officials say. The university is working to move all college systems with private and restricted data to central services to provide a more secure and protected environment.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/university-utah-pays-ransom-to-avoid-data-disclosure-a-14871