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Two major Spanish companies, including radio company Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión (Cadena SER) and NTT-owned IT services firm Everis, have become the latest victims of a targeted ransomware attack. The attack is said to have begun in the early hours of Monday, according to Spanish daily ABC. Indications are that the ransomware strain that hit Everis is a version of BitPaymer, which has been used increasingly used by attackers to lock down compromised systems on a breached network. It’s worth pointing out that this is the second time Spanish businesses have been hit by ransomware infections, the first being the…

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