An early ransomware data-recovery story

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An early ransomware data-recovery story · Proposed air date:

While explaining that online attacks had become organized crime, Dr. Dave describes a peer's recovery case in which someone encrypted a hard drive and demanded money for the key. The 2007 account is an early snapshot of the ransomware problem reaching data-recovery professionals.

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This excerpt runs from 5:43.586 to 7:35.742 within its preserved source recording.

Proposed recording date: 2007-03-24. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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