Swansea Police Pay Ransom To Hackers

Police in Swansea have paid 750-dollars in ransom money to a group of hackers.  On November 6th someone in the department opened an e-mail attachment.  That launched the virus called "CryptoLocker," which locked up the department's computer files.  After notifying the FBI, the department paid the ransom in a form of online currency known as "bitcoins."  The files were then unlocked and appeared to be unharmed.