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ProtonMail Pays Cyber Ransom, But Attack Continues

2015-11-10 00:01:53| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

A $6,000 ransom payment fails to stop the cyber attacks; ProtonMail declares it will "NEVER pay another ransom."

VIDEO: Hairdressers held to ransom by hackers

2015-10-28 15:07:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

A Scottish hairdressing firm has been held to ransom by hackers, who locked its database and threatened to delete information.

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TalkTalk Attacked, Hit With Ransom Demand

2015-10-23 22:43:57| TechNewsWorld

TalkTalk on Thursday announced that it received a ransom demand following a cyberattack that may have compromised the credit card and bank details of millions of customers. "TalkTalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cybercrime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organizations," CEO Dido Harding said.

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Will the IoT Be Held for Ransom?

2015-09-17 20:19:49| TechNewsWorld

A perfect cybercrime storm is brewing, and two of the main ingredients are ransomware and the Internet of Things. Cybercrime has become an industry with all the operational trappings of any legitimate sector, McAfee Labs noted earlier this month. It has its own supply chain, market segments, service providers, and finance and trading systems. It has its own business models.

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