# The anatomy of a ransomware attack

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-anatomy-of-a-ransomware-attack/
- Published: 2021-07-12T09:30:45-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Motion graphics by William Neff. Article by Gerrit De Vynck, Rachel Lerman, Ellen Nakashima and Chris Alcantara. The Washington Post – July 9, 2021. 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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.washingtonpost.com