The number of cyberattacks this year may well surpass 2016, says Charles Cooper. Accenture says the appearance of more viral variants this year has set a new bar for cybersecurity teams across all industries. WikiLeaks published nearly 9,000 documents that WikiLeaks said revealed the CIAs hacking arsenal. Petya/NotPetya grabbed control of computers around the world, demanding ransom from their owners. WannaCry crippled more than 300,000 Windows systems, wreaking havoc in some hospitals and international businesses.”]
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