November 22, 2012

Ransomware scam collects fake fines from embarrassed victims

Ransomware h
as evolved to become very effective at separating victims from their money. As a result, Symantec believes instances of ransomware will soon surpass that of the ever-popular "fake AV" scam as the cybercrime strategy of choice. Symantec has discovered 16 different versions of the scam making the rounds so far. And that number is set to rise in the coming months, as new variations are quickly introduced in the social engineering behind the attacks.



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