01 August 2006
More to worry about
Recently a woman found some of her computer's files locked and a ransom being demanded by hackers. When she went to the police, they could offer no help. They stated that it could be anyone, anywhere and it wasn't worth looking for them.
In the near future it is said that these sort of attacks with ransomware may be unable to be prevented. Also the problem arises when the "hackers" use the information from your computer to do more than just demand ransom for a key. With a key 660 characters long, it may be very hard to discover the key yourself.
To learn more go here.
In the near future it is said that these sort of attacks with ransomware may be unable to be prevented. Also the problem arises when the "hackers" use the information from your computer to do more than just demand ransom for a key. With a key 660 characters long, it may be very hard to discover the key yourself.
To learn more go here.
Labels: adware, encryption, ransomware
