Insurer One Call falls victim to ransomware attack from DarkSide gang

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Gang is reportedly demanding £15 million from the company

Insurance firm One Call admitted last week that it had been hit with a  ransomware attack that disrupted its core IT systems and forced the company to shut off servers. In an update on its websi...

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