Chapter
The Teenager Who Created a Global Ransomware Pandemic
00:00 - 01:37 (01:37)
A teenage boy created a global ransomware pandemic that affected Russian railways, banks, hospitals, governments, towns, mobile phone operators, and individual users on their own computers by exploiting a twist in the system.
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A teenage boy in his bedroom was behind a worldwide ransomware attack that hit Russian railways, banks, hospitals, governments, towns, and individual users.
00:00 - 01:37 (01:37)
Ransomware
Summary
A teenage boy in his bedroom was behind a worldwide ransomware attack that hit Russian railways, banks, hospitals, governments, towns, and individual users. He was able to threaten and frighten his victims into paying ransom fees due to a twist in his story.