In the other email, the link downloaded ransomware, which encrypted files on the user's computer and held them for ransom. |
In June a team led by the FBI seized computers that had been distributing CryptoLocker, a piece of ransomware. |
Users infected with a new strain of ransomware found their computers held hostage in exchange for a money transfer demanded by its creators. |
What is remarkable in the cases of ransomware we've seen lately is the effort that the authors have put into creating different versions for every targeted country. |
The way around this particular ransomware can be achieved one of three ways. |
Previously, this ransomware, used 56-bit encryption, which could easily be tackled by security software. |