CNN Erin Burnett OutFront June 4, 2021 23:32:00
Ranso ranso ransomware. the u.s. was hit by more than 1,000 ransomware attacks in the u.s. alone. ransomware locks up computer files and hackers demand payments to release the files. >> so a 300% increase in ransom payments over the prior year. >> reporter: ransomware attack impacted everything from the gas pipeline operated by colonial led to gas shortages along the east coast and individual healthcare networks whose computer systems have been shut down sporadically and across the world. >> all these incidents are affecting healthcare, ireland's healthcare system went down. >> reporter: the d...