Dutch University set to recover more than twice the paid BTC ransom in 2019
The university reluctantly paid €200,000 in Bitcoin in December 2019 to avoid losing critical research data and resources.
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The university reluctantly paid €200,000 in Bitcoin in December 2019 to avoid losing critical research data and resources.
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