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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Sheldon Independent School District paid nearly $207,000 in ransom after hackers locked out officials from critical software systems last spring. The ransomware attack happened in March. District officials could not access emails, important staff data or security cameras. The Board of Trustees they were faced with a choice – pay 65 Bitcoins, which was equivalent …

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