At the UNE College of Business Spark Series event, “The Business of Cyber Defense: How Leaders Prepare for and Recover from Cyber Threats," a business owner unpacked exactly what unfolded when European cyber criminals hacked into his company’s data, hijacked it, and demanded nearly $1.7 million in bitcoins to get it back, threatening the company with irreversible losses. Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires, October 20, 2025.

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