In the last couple of years, there's been a huge surge of ransomware hacking attacks.

Companies all across the U.S. in different parts of the economy have been hit.

A cyber attack forced one of the nation's largest fuel pipeline operators to shut down

operations.

The ransomware attack hit Colonial Pipeline yesterday.

The ransomware hackers are reportedly targeting computer company Acer, demanding $50 million.

The world's largest meat producer canceled shifts at its U.S. and Canadian meat plants

on Tuesday.

After JBS said it was hit with a crippling cyber attack over the weekend.

These hacks are happening more often and the size of the ransoms are getting bigger.

It's boom times for ransomware operators.

It's been gradually becoming the number one problem for cyber security.

The Treasury Department says that ransomware is bringing in about $100 million a month

in the United States.

That's our colleague Bob McMillan who covers cyber security.

He says one of the biggest criminal operations in ransomware is a hacking group known as Fin

7.

Recently, new details have emerged about how this group operates.

In particular, how Fin 7 has been trying to lure tech professionals to come and work

for them.

Fin 7 has been recruiting out in the open.

And actually much of how this criminal enterprise operates looks a lot like a regular tech

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