Spy chief says UK has suffered twice as many ransomware attacks this year

Ben NorrisOctober 26, 2021
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UK organisations have suffered twice as many ransomware attacks this year as last, revealed GCHQ spy agency head Jeremy Fleming.

Speaking at the annual Cipher Brief conference this week, he said: “I think that the reason i...

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Ben NorrisOctober 26, 2021
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