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2021 : A ransomware attack targeting users of network-management software made by  Kaseya, an American firm, hit hundreds of medium-sized companies in the United States and elsewhere.

It was the most widespread incident in a number of recent cyberattacks on business and governments.

REVIL, a ransomware gang thought to be operating in Russia, said it was responsible and demanded $70 million in bitcoin to provide a universal decryptor that would unlock the affected computers.

The World Students Society thanks The Economist.