'The Ransomware Hunting Team' tracks the rise of cybercrime and the fight to solve it

Here & Now 's Scott Tong describes ransomware as "a high-tech version of kidnapping." It's when a computer or tech system is hacked and money is demanded in order to get it back. In their new book, The Ransomware Hunting Team , ProPublica journalists Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden chronicle how ransomware has grown from individual attacks to large-scale operations against major corporations, universities and hospitals. But as they vividly explain to Tong, there's also a band of coding vigilantes who are helping ransomware victims regain access ... without paying up. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy