We got a hostage situation.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_RANSOM?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-05-24-02-59-15
Hackers Holding Computer Files 'Hostage'
By TED BRIDIS
AP Technology Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest threat to computer users doesn't destroy data or steal passwords - it locks up a person's electronic documents, effectively holding them hostage, and demands $200 over the Internet to get them back.
Security researchers at San Diego-based Websense Inc. uncovered the unusual extortion plot when a corporate customer they would not identify fell victim to the infection, which encrypted files that included documents, photographs and spreadsheets.
A ransom note left behind included an e-mail address, and the attacker using the address later demanded $200 for the digital keys to unlock the files.
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wtfOriginally posted by Hydro:http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_RANSOM?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-05-24-02-59-15
Hackers Holding Computer Files 'Hostage'
By TED BRIDIS
AP Technology Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest threat to computer users doesn't destroy data or steal passwords - it locks up a person's electronic documents, effectively holding them hostage, and demands $200 over the Internet to get them back.
Security researchers at San Diego-based Websense Inc. uncovered the unusual extortion plot when a corporate customer they would not identify fell victim to the infection, which encrypted files that included documents, photographs and spreadsheets.
A ransom note left behind included an e-mail address, and the attacker using the address later demanded $200 for the digital keys to unlock the files. -
So wat do u plan to do about it?
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LMAO
