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Hackers Lock Down Servers of Covid-19 Researchers

Aug.19 — Hackers locked down several servers used by the epidemiology and biostatistics department at the University of California at San Francisco back in June. They wanted a $3 million ransom to free up the servers. Bloomberg’s Kartikay Mehrota reports on what happened. You can read his story in the latest issue of “Bloomberg Businessweek.”…

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Aug.19 — Hackers locked down several servers used by the epidemiology and biostatistics department at the University of California at San Francisco back in June. They wanted a $3 million ransom to free up the servers. Bloomberg’s Kartikay Mehrota reports on what happened. You can read his story in the latest issue of “Bloomberg Businessweek.” He appears on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. A B

    August 19, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    If you love America, vote for Trump. A vote for Biden is a vote for antifa & BLM violence, communism, invasion of illegals and fentanyl, school, business, & church closure, and cancel culture.

  2. Vigtornilliaa

    August 19, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    Yes lock out the bullshit of America lock them out and make sure they can’t tell lies anymore to America no law so I won’t wear a mask ever

  3. 형이다자슥아!

    August 19, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    드림텍 떡상가자

  4. Brad Davenport

    August 20, 2020 at 12:24 am

    Nightmarish how this cyber-warfare has become normal

    • J Gaffney

      August 20, 2020 at 12:39 am

      Follow the money is usually the answer.

  5. PeaceAll

    August 20, 2020 at 12:38 am

    An INDIAN who accuse : IRAN, CHINA, RUSSIA, KOREA, of Hacking US researchers. HUMM ! why I am not so supprise. All those Countries are part of Trump agenda to get re-elected

  6. Sebastian Sosa

    August 20, 2020 at 1:10 am

    scary how ransomware-type hacking sounds like a viable career choice.

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