About this episode
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 themselves against what may have been the biggest global ransomware attack ever seen. How did they do it and what does it tell us about our global cyber security? 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: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes . Guests: -Alistair Dawber, Washington correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times. -Emily Taylor, Oxford Information Labs CEO. -Marc Bennetts, Moscow correspondent for The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Global News, France 24, CBS News. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.