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Cybersecurity investigators worry ransomware attacks may worsen as young, Western hackers work with Russians
Cybersecurity investigators worry ransomware attacks may worsen as young, native-English speaking hackers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada team up with Russian hackers.
In the past year -- hospitals, pharmacies, tech companies, Las Vegas' biggest hotels and casinos have been paralyzed by "ransomware" attacks, in which hackers break into a corporate network, encrypt, or lock up critical files and hold them hostage until a ransom is paid. It disrupted operations at a dozen of the most renowned gaming palaces on the Las Vegas strip: MGM Grand, Aria, Mandalay Bay, New York-New York, the Bellagio. The long-established Russian gangs, like BlackCat, offer their services – malware, experience negotiating ransoms and laundering money – to what they call "affiliates," like Scattered Spider.
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