Is Local Law Enforcement Safe From Hacking?
Is Local Law Enforcement Safe From Hacking? Ransomware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sunday April 12 th , 2015 at 9:51 PM Wikipedia - Recent Changes [En] 1 Share Ransomware From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Ransomware is a type of malware which restricts access to the computer system that it infects, and demands a ransom paid to the creator(s) of the malware in order for the restriction to be removed. Some forms of ransomware encrypt files on the system's hard drive ( cryptoviral extortion, a threat originally envisioned by Adam Young and Moti Yung ), while some may simply lock the system and display messages intended to coax the user into paying. While initially popular in Russia , the use of ransomware scams has grown internationally; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in June 2013, security software vendor McAfee released data showing that it had collected over 250,000 unique samples of