Archive for Mar 16 2016

Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts access to the infected computer system in some way, and demands that the user pays a ransom to the malware operators to remove the restriction. Windows-based computers have always been the main target, but two weeks ago also a case of ransomware for OS X surfaced. The new OS X ransomware 'Keranger' infected the Transmission bittorrent client installer, which has put many OS X users at risk. Last week big-name sites were hit by a rash of malicious ads, spreading ransomware, which exposed tens of thousands of people within 24 hours. Ransomware is becoming a serious issue.