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Mark Emem

2019-10-17 14:00:24

The Biggest Beneficiaries of the Bitcoin Ransomware Boom are Not Hackers

Cyber-insurance firms are fuelling a growth in Bitcoin ransomware attacks such as those that occurred in Baltimore, Maryland.

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