Feedly:Security News - Software vulnerabilities, data leaks, malware, viruses. Hospital paid 17K ransom to hackers of its computer network

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A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom of about $17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network because paying was in the best interest of the hospital and the most efficient way to solve the problem, the medical center's chief executive said Wednesday.