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How worried should we be about deadly cyber attacks (BBC News)

In this BBC News video, learners are introduced into serious real-life impacts of cyber attacks
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The video describes what cyber attacks are and the dangers they can present in real life – whether it is to personal information, or travel, safety, and even service and life-saving infrastructures like transport or hospitals.

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