Cyber criminals charge users to return stolen data

Stuart Sumner
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Kaspersky finds new ransomware as cyber criminals become ever more brazen

Cyber criminals are using malware to encrypt data on users' hard drives, and threatening to permanently delete it all if users don't pay a ransom of $125 (£78). This new variant of well-known ma...

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