Highest Cyber-Ransom Demand in 2020 was $30M -&- Teen gets 3 Years for Hacking Celebrity Twitter Accounts

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Largest ransomware demand now stands at $30 million as crooks get bolder


SOURCE:  Danny Palmer, ZDNet 


Florida teen gets 3 years in prison for Twitter hack of celebrity accounts


SOURCE:  Associated Press  (via MarketWatch)



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