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Podcast: PRETEND
Episode: The Ransomware Negotiator
Description: Ransomware. Does that term ring a bell?Even if you've never heard those words before, trust me, most of us have experienced Ransomware one way or another.If you live on the East Coast, you remember waiting long hours at the gas pump this past May. That's because a hacking group known as DarkSide hacked the Colonial Pipeline. The hackers demanded a ransom for 75 bitcoins which is equivalent to $4.4 million.How did the hackers break into the oil company's system? Easy. Some employees used the same password they used on another account that...