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Re: [News] Use Windows, Be Forced to Pay Random


"Erik Funkenbusch" <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:136t9jj9ripvp$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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

Ransomware is a concept, just like "freeware" or "shareware", and can be written to any operating system which has some concept of documents and allows users to edit or otherwise manipulate those documents.


- Oliver


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