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.
Reminds me of:
Woman targeted by web hackers
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| Helen Barrow feared she would lose coursework for her degree
| A woman from Greater Manchester has become a victim of an internet scami
| n which hackers hijack computer files and blackmail owners to get them
| back.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5034384.stm
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