A major Irish company has paid a ransomware demand after its data was hacked, the High Court has heard. The case was before the court using the letters AAA for the company against “Persons Unknown Responsible for Demanding Money” — the hackers. Mr Thuillier told the judge, since the case was last in court, the hackers had closed the portal, the ransom was paid, and the data returned. The judge noted counsel had said that if the anonymisation order was not continued, he would not be pressing for further orders. Tech companies normally comply with such requests if there is a court order in place, he said.

Source: The Irish Times June 11, 2021 15:11 UTC