‘Ransomware attacks can cripple a business’ – gardaí warn of surge in cyber crime

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Brendan Kelly Palenque

There has been a significant increase in the number of ransomware attacks this year, An Garda Síochána have warned.

In a video posted on social media, Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Cleary cautioned that cyber criminals are constantly on the lookout for new ways to extract money from victims.