On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:12:36 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Beware of ransomware, firm warns
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| Hackers are using sophisticated ransomware, which is malicious code, to
| hijack a company's user files, encrypt them and then demand payment in
| exchange for the decryption key, Kaspersky Labs said on Monday.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6097741.html
Affects Windows users.
It affects more than just windows users. For example, the Million Dollar
Homepage was ransom attacked back in January, and it runs.. wait for it..
Linux