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➜ PART 2: HOW THINGS GO WRONG ONLINE AND WHAT TO
The next, no-good, very awful day
6:45 AM: The same click- ing and beeping sound wakes you up as the alarm on your phone breaks through the deep sleep you were enjoying. Some days start off worse than others. Well ... just you wait.
7:07 AM: After brushing your teeth, you pick up your phone and notice that your lock screen has more notifications than usual. Way more. It’s jam- packed with text message notifications, from top to bottom.
7:09 AM: You’ve read the first 14 messages. They all say the same thing: “We are Space Noodle As- sault Team 1! We have encrypt yours phone and all files are lock down. Loser. Send $18
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