Bitcoin
Paying the ransom was the "quickest and most efficient way" of regaining access to the affected systems, the hospital's president said.
Is it something I have to eat? Is that why they say "bit"?
For six years, the secretive inventor - or inventors - has lurked behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The police raid came hours after Wired magazine and Gizmodo published articles saying that their investigations showed Wright, who they said was an Australian academic, was probably the secretive bitcoin creator.
Authorities believe the virtual currency is used as an anonymous vehicle to finance terrorism.
Carl Force was sentenced to 78 months in prison on charges of extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
Weis has been able to use the virtual currency to pay for hotels, tour guides and scuba diving lessons.