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Hackers who breached ION say ransom paid; company declines comment

The hackers who claimed responsibility for a disruptive breach at financial data firm ION say a ransom has been paid, although they declined to say how much it was or offer any evidence that the money had been handed over. ION Group declined to comment on the statement. Lockbit communicated the claim to Reuters via its online chat account on Friday but declined to clarify who had paid the money - saying it had come from a "very rich unknown philanthropist." The Lockbit representative said there was "no way" it would offer further details. The FBI did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Britain's National Cyber Security Agency, part of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping intelligence agency, told Reuters it had no comment. The ransomware outbreak that erupted at ION on Tue...