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Ransomware attacks happen when criminal hackers break into the computer networks of organizations like businesses, hospitals or school systems.
They encrypt their victims’ computers, steal sensitive files or both and demand payments in cryptocurrency for keys that could unlock those computers.
The figure comes from a study of 2023 ransomware payments conducted by Chainalysis, a company that tracks cryptocurrency payments around the world.
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