New court records indicate 13yearold Shavon Randle was kidnapped and held for ransom in a scheme involving drugs, robbery and money. The company said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors in an effort to protect patient data.The extortion threat could be public release of seized confidential information or stopping service delivery, which has occurred in Dallas. Eventually, his goal was to pay as little ransom as possible while still retrieving complete access to his data. Dallas County government is just the latest North Texas target of a cyber attack.