Tech News February 5, 2015

  • Holding Data Hostage: The Perfect Internet Crime?

    Thousands of people will have their personal files held hostage this year, by software that uses virtually unbreakable encryption.

    Every so often someone invents a new way of making money on the Internet that earns wild profits, attracts countless imitators, and reshapes what it means to be online. Unfortunately, such a shift took place last year in the world of online crime, with the establishment of sophisticated malicious software known as ransomware as a popular and reliable business model for criminals.

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