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The attacks with crypto-ransomware programs have increased by 5 times; 718.000 users were affected in a year

According to AGERPRES, the data released by Kaspersky Lab, show that the number of users attacked by ransomware programs that encrypts is increasing, 718 536 users being affected in the period of April 2015 - March 2016, by 5.5 times more compared to the same period in 2014-2015.

According to a press release of Kaspersky Lab, irreversible consequences of this type of malware and the large amount of encrypted data tempts victims to pay in exchange for decryption, which attracts more cybercriminals in this activity.


For more information, please see the Romanian version of the article, here.

 

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