Tag: ransom
Hollywood Hospital Gives in to Hacker’s Ransom Demand
If you ever wondered just who gives in to ransom demands from hackers (which experts always agree one should never do), well, the answer today is Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center hospital. And to the tune of $17,000 (in the form of 40 bitcoins).
New Windows Ransom Trojan Freezes Computer, Demands Ransom as it Deletes Files
A nasty new Windows ransom trojan called Ransom-A (also Troj/Ransom-A and TROJ_RANSOM.A) freezes your computer, and if you don’t pay it ransom money, it starts deleting your files.
