The anatomy of a global hack

<p>Over the weekend of the 4th July, as Americans celebrated their national holiday, a group of cyber criminals were working hard. Their attack left hundreds of companies scrambling to protect&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;against&nbsp;what may have&nbsp;been the biggest global ransomware attack ever seen. How did they do it and what does it tell us about our global cyber security?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/digital/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>-Alistair Dawber, Washington correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><p>-Emily Taylor,&nbsp;Oxford Information Labs CEO.</p><p>-Marc Bennetts,&nbsp;Moscow correspondent for The Times.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Global News, France 24, CBS News.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>