An amount in Bitcoin ( BTC ) is what the Canadian town of Midland is said to have paid Attack.Ransom to regain access to its hacked computer systems . The ransom Attack.Ransom that the Canadian town of Midland has paid Attack.Ransom to cyber criminals to have its servers unblocked was in the form of Bitcoin ( BTC ) , media source Global News reported last week , quoting a local spokesperson . How much Midland has paid Attack.Ransom in cryptocurrency , however , was not specified . On September 1 , the town in the Ontario province became a victim of a malware attack , as hackers managed to encrypt the information stored on several town systems , leaving them virtually unusable . Right after , Midland got a ransom demand Attack.Ransom to get decryption keys . The town authorities decided a few days later to pay the sum . “ Although not ideal , it is in our best interest to bring the system back online as quickly as possible . The Town had previously secured an insurance policy to cover such circumstances . Decryption efforts are underway , ” a statement on Midland ’ s web site reads .