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Windows computers affected by virulent form of ransomware
6:17 am, Fri December 27, 2013
According to a report by security researchers a virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers.
Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to unencrypt it alongside a countdown clock.
Dell Secureworks said the US and UK had been worst affected.
It added that the cyber-criminals responsible were now targeting home internet users after initially focusing on professionals.
The firm has provided a list of net domains that it suspects have been used to spread the code, but warned that more are being generated daily.
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6:17 am, Fri December 27, 2013
According to a report by security researchers a virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers.
Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to unencrypt it alongside a countdown clock.
Dell Secureworks said the US and UK had been worst affected.
It added that the cyber-criminals responsible were now targeting home internet users after initially focusing on professionals.
The firm has provided a list of net domains that it suspects have been used to spread the code, but warned that more are being generated daily.
http://rjrnewsonline.com/business/wi...-of-ransomware