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Victims Call Hackers’ Bluff as Ransomware Deadline Nears – The New York Times

By Securities Docket on May 19, 2017, 10:53 am

With the clock ticking on whether a global hacking attack would wipe out his data, Bolton Jiang had no intention of paying a 21st-century ransom.

Since a week ago, when the malware first struck, Mr. Jiang has been busily fixing and replacing computers at the electronics company where he works in Shanghai. Paying is a bother, he said, and there was no guarantee he would get his data back.

via Victims Call Hackers’ Bluff as Ransomware Deadline Nears – The New York Times.

Posted in Data Breach, Top | Tagged Ransomware

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