TOBY SHAPSHAK: Ransomware is the new normal
The brazen attack on City Power shows cybercriminals are gaining confidence in exploiting software weaknesses for profit
01 August 2019 - 05:00
If you thought last week’s ransomware attack on City Power sounded like a movie script, it’s because that kind of scary possibility has been fictional fodder for years.
Films have long proposed the idea of hackers taking over a computer network for nefarious ends. Sadly, ransomware attacks have moved beyond movies into everyday reality...
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