Manchester United email servers remain offline amid what is being called a 'ransomware' attack

UK data watchdog has been told and 'forensic' probe is ongoing

Players' managers looking to lift salaries by a couple of million pounds or so better check their email read receipts: a full week after Manchester United was hit by hackers, many of its systems remain offline, with at least one report claiming the club is being shaken down for ransom.…

from The Register