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How to tackle JavaScript-based ransomware sites
2013-07-17 01:47:41| CNET News.com
Ransomware holding you and your computer hostage? Don't worry, its scheme can easily be overcome. [Read more]
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Ransomware on Android: It was only a matter of time
2013-06-22 00:20:07| InfoWorld: Top News
Cybercriminals have unleashed a nefarious new attacks on Android users, according to Symantec.
McAfee: Cyber criminals using Android malware and ransomware the most
2013-06-03 21:44:49| InfoWorld: Top News
Cyber criminals continue to work overtime to exploit any and all attack vectors to target their victims, from PCs to mobile devices to social networking sites, according to the newly released McAfee Threats Report covering the first quarter of 2013.
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Commission recommends using 'ransomware' against IP thieves
2013-05-28 14:49:01| InfoWorld: Top News
Buried in a 100-page report issued last week by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property was a recommendation to copy a tactic cyber scammers use to extort money from innocent victims. The IP Commission -- a private panel of politicians, military and defense officials and technology leaders -- is co-chaired by Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and former U.S. ambassador to China, and Dennis Blair, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former Director of National Intelligence.
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Ransomware leverages victims' browser histories for increased credibility
2013-04-01 20:45:33| InfoWorld: Top News
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams more believable, according to an independent malware researcher. Ransomware is a class of malicious applications designed to extort money from users by disabling important system functionality or by encrypting their personal files. A particular variation of this type of threat displays messages masquerading as notifications from law enforcement agencies.
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