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WannaCrypt victims paid out over $140k in Bitcoin to get files unscrambled
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/03/140k_paid_out_in_bitcoin_by_wannacrypt_victims/
More than $140,000 (£105,000) in Bitcoin has been paid out by victims of the global WannaCrypt ransomware outbreak from May.
The money was removed from the online wallets at 4am UTC on Thursday.