Ransomware networks shut down by cybercrime operation
Ransomware is used by hackers to lock users out of computer systems until a ransom is paid. Image source: drobotdean, via Freepik. Ransomware networks allegedly responsible for extorting hundreds of millions of dollars have been targeted by multiple countries in a largescale operation. The operation– given the codename “Endgame”– was coordinated by Eurojust, the European…