British firms stockpiling Bitcoin over ransomware fears

Trevor Treharne
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Jitters over potential demands from cyber criminals forces large businesses to prepare

Half of large UK businesses have built a stockpile of digital currency in case of a ransomware attack, according to Citrix-backed research. However, just seven per cent are stockpiling only bitc...

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