Did Kansas Pay Hacker Ransom?!?

In a quote we picked out for KICK-ASS TKC READERS . . . Officials aren't saying either way.

Here's the note and the latest update . . .

Judicial branch officials have not publicly disclosed the hackers' demands, whether a ransom was paid or how much the state has spent in restoring judicial branch systems. Asked about a ransom Thursday, judicial branch spokesperson Lisa Taylor referred to last month's statement.

“Restoring our district court case management system is a much-anticipated milestone in our recovery plan, but we still have a lot of work to do,” Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said in a statement Thursday.

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Kansas courts' computer systems are starting to come back online, 2 months after cyberattack

The court system in Kansas has started bringing its computer system for managing cases back online, two months after a foreign cyberattack forced officials to shut it down.