In recent months, large corporations as well as local government services have been hit by ransomware attacks. Computer systems are locked up and held hostage until the target of the attack pays up. The BBC’s cyber-security reporter Joe Tidy went to visit a Norwegian aluminum company, Norsk Hydro, which is still recovering from an attack.
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