The greatest mistrust is to be observed in the coming weeks as a ransomware named Locky is particularly attack the French and the Germans.
See This : The First Ransomware OS X rages on canvas (KeRanger).
Ransomware is a malware that attacks PC or data, blocking and demanding a ransom in exchange for the key to unlock the situation. The Cert-UK has unveiled again the existence of Locky and strategy for reaching its victims: send users with Free mobile bills on mailboxes.
Mistrust malware Locky raging in France
A first alarm was launched by the Cert-EN in mid-February, but as the subject of messages showed logically that it was spam, the warning had little impact.
Since then, the ransomware Locky has mutated and there are already sixty different variations, one of them is in the form of an email to Free Mobile, inviting the user to open a PDF or Zip file, to get a bill. By opening it, malware is installed on the PC and encrypts all files on the machine, but also all the files in the cloud or on other machines connected to the infected machine.
The problem is very embarrassing for an individual, but totally crippling to a business. The malware Locky is now attacking the French and German targets in recent days, so it should be particularly suspicious before opening emails or attachments. You have probably heard of the American Hospital who was paralyzed by a ransomware and we talked about in this article. Locky is specifically responsible for this deadlock. Seeing no solution to break the deadlock after more than a week, hospital officials decided to pay $ 17,000 to return to normal.
The hackers behind Locky seem shameless, then distrust ...
See This : The First Ransomware OS X rages on canvas (KeRanger).
Ransomware is a malware that attacks PC or data, blocking and demanding a ransom in exchange for the key to unlock the situation. The Cert-UK has unveiled again the existence of Locky and strategy for reaching its victims: send users with Free mobile bills on mailboxes.
Mistrust malware Locky raging in France
A first alarm was launched by the Cert-EN in mid-February, but as the subject of messages showed logically that it was spam, the warning had little impact.
Since then, the ransomware Locky has mutated and there are already sixty different variations, one of them is in the form of an email to Free Mobile, inviting the user to open a PDF or Zip file, to get a bill. By opening it, malware is installed on the PC and encrypts all files on the machine, but also all the files in the cloud or on other machines connected to the infected machine.
The problem is very embarrassing for an individual, but totally crippling to a business. The malware Locky is now attacking the French and German targets in recent days, so it should be particularly suspicious before opening emails or attachments. You have probably heard of the American Hospital who was paralyzed by a ransomware and we talked about in this article. Locky is specifically responsible for this deadlock. Seeing no solution to break the deadlock after more than a week, hospital officials decided to pay $ 17,000 to return to normal.
The hackers behind Locky seem shameless, then distrust ...
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