Thousands of employees at the BBC, British Airways and residents in Nova Scotia have been targeted in a global data breach, believed to be the work of hackers in Russia. The criminal gang put out a statement this week warning those targeted that they had one week to negotiate a ransom or stolen personal details would be leaked online. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry, who was herself affected, reports.
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