New “Hostageware” holds files for ransom

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CryptoLocker – the name sounds like a legit encryption program but this is malicous software that encrypts Word docs and PhotoShop files and then demands the user pay $300 in bitcoins or risk having all the files on the computer cryptographically locked and lost forever. Have you received one of those phony FedEx or UPS tracking notifications? That’s the way they’re spreading this one.

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http://www.ibtimes.com/cryptolocker-virus-new-malware-holds-computers-ransom-demands-300-within-100-hours-threatens-encrypt?ft=61pb1

About The Author

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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