Dutch Maastricht University managed to get back the Bitcoin ransom it had to pay a hacker in 2019.
Maastricht University, in 2019 staff and students, to research data, e-mails, and library resources that prevents access by cyber attack confronted and aggressive demanded a ransom.
Worried that the attacker had deleted the data, Maastricht University had to pay the ransom, albeit reluctantly. University After paying the ransom of 200,000 euros then regained access to the database.
aware of the situation Dutch Investigatorsransom received by the attacker To the account of a Ukrainian money launderer until he followed.
starting in 2020, two years as a result of a study 1/5 of the ransom a small fraction of could be recovered but passed Bitcoin prices rising in 3 years thanks to Maastricht University from this ‘mandatory’ Bitcoin ‘investment’ It achieved a return of 500,000 euros.
The university is not yet sure how long the legal process will take to get the money back to them, but the administration They stated that they would transfer the profits to a fund established for students in need.