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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo and Alex Hern

BA, Boots and BBC cyber-attack: who is behind it and what happens next?

A hacker works in the dark
The Russian-speaking hackers say non-compliant victims will start to have their data published around 21 June. Photograph: John Williams/Alamy

British Airways, Boots and the BBC have been hit with an ultimatum to begin ransom negotiations from a cybercrime group after employees’ personal data was stolen in a hacking attack.

It emerged on Wednesday the gang behind a piece of ransomware known as Clop had posted the demand to its darkweb site, where stolen data is typically released if payments are not made by the victims.

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