Ransomware is known for holding a victim’s files “hostage” (encrypted) while the criminal perpetrator asks the victim to pay a high sum of money (ransom) in exchange for a decryption key that can be used to retrieve the encrypted files.
Just recently, Trend Micro Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal reported that a new version of the [...]
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New GPcode Trojan Holds Victim’s Files Hostage
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