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Hotel ransomed by hackers as guests locked in rooms

The tide of ransomware is gaining momentum. We will definitely see a lot more high profile cases of ransomware in 2017. As cyber-physical barrier becomes more fluid, so too will cyberattacks.

One of Europe’s top hotels has admitted they had to pay thousands in Bitcoin ransom to cybercriminals who managed to hack their electronic key system, locking hundreds of guests in or out of their rooms until the money was paid.

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