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EXCLUSIVE: Relief at Old Trafford as Manchester United finally see off hackers after club was being held to RANSOM for millions of pounds

The cyber attack on Manchester United is finally over, two weeks after hackers targeted the club, it was revealed on Friday night.

United were being held to ransom amid fears top-secret data had fallen into the hands of the criminals or been encrypted so the club could no longer access it.

United would not comment on Friday night when asked if they had met the hackers' demands and paid up, although Sportsmail understands they have not.

The cyber attack on Manchester United, in which the club was held to ransom, is finally over

The news will be greeted with relief around Old Trafford after some IT systems were disabled by the breach and staff were told not to use email.