Carnival discloses ransomware attack
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-08-19T16:05:00
Carnival Corp., already hit with a complete halt of business since April due to the coronavirus pandemic, is the latest major company to reveal the discovery of a ransomware attack.
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