KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell June 4, 2024 22:42:00
Cyber experts say that it is malware originating in russia, which has infected more than 700,000 computers worldwide. >> this operation is going to protect our country and our economy immensely. >> reporter: qakbot infected computers through booby trapped emails containing malicious links. once infected, a victim computer became part of a vast network used by cyber criminals to commit financial fraud or deploy ransomware. ransomware is booming. u.s. banks process nearly $1.2 billion in ransomware payments in 2021. recent targets included hospital chain prospect medical holdings, which was forc...
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