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Can you sue an anonymous hacker for a ransomware attack? This company is.

The hacker allegedly not only released private information but set up a public website listing 27 other companies that refused to pay the ransom.

By R. Robin McDonald | January 09, 2020 at 01:05 PM

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A Georgia wire and cable manufacturer has filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta after its confidential business information was taken and posted online in the wake of a ransomware attack.

The redacted complaint, filed Dec. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, said the unknown defendant demanded several million dollars to keep the information stolen from Southwire Co. private. The alleged hacker posted the confidential information online after Southwire refused to pay.

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