The anatomy of a ransomware attack

Inside the hacks that lock down computer systems and damage businesses

Just hours before the Fourth of July weekend, a huge, coordinated cyberattack hit hundreds of businesses across the world. A group of hackers broke in by exploiting a hole in the software code of an information technology company with a wide-ranging client base, then demanded $70 million in ransom. […]

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