Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years’ worth of government data in Argentina https://buff.ly/2rtoyJA

Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years’ worth of government data in Argentina https://buff.ly/2rtoyJA
That ransomware is no joke. It doesn't say whether they paid the hackers or enlisted help?
Holy moly! Because the article didn’t specify whether a ransom was paid, it seems rather that it was?