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Hackers demand $6 million for files stolen from Seattle airport operator in cyberattack

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Hackers demand $6 million in bitcoin from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole.

The Port of Seattle , which owns and runs the airport, has decided not to pay.

The airport previously linked the attack to a ransomware gang called Rhysida .

The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation, an airport official says.

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English

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