The question for Texas, does holding business data hostage constitute a crime?
Where did data get held hostage? In California
How was the data held hostage? “malicious “ransomware” application to encrypt data on the hospital’s computer system, demanding payment in exchange for a decryption key”
What type of business? Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center patient input information
What did the hackers want? $17,000 worth of bitcoin was paid to retrieve an encryption code.
Where patients harmed? No patient records or hospital care was impacted.
The Hill Ransomed hospital pays $17K to hackers to restore computer access