Cyberattacks, Ransomware and Extortion

This film exposes ransomware as an existential threat to businesses and a highly professional criminal industry. It shows how attackers operate like a company, infiltrating systems, encrypting data and extorting money from victims who cannot afford to lose it. Through experts and cases it reveals the scale of modern cybercrime. It is a timely watch on hacking, extortion and the fight to defend the digital world. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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