Wednesday, December 14, 2016

New twist on ramsomware

 Ransomware, malware that encrypts files and promises to give one the encryption key to regain access to the encrypted files, has a new twist.
 Instead of paying the ransom, victims can send the ransomware to others. If those "others" fall victim  to the ransomware link the original victim gets their decryption key "for free".
 So, just knowing the sender of the email or link was never enough to prevent malware or ransomware. Now it may be those you know that cause you grief.
 A twist to the twist: If someone has a grudge against others....

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