FBI Releases "Ransomware on the Rise"

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FBI Releases "Ransomware on the Rise" [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/01/23/FBI-Releases-Ransomware-Rise ] 01/23/2015 06:42 PM EST 
Original release date: January 23, 2015

The FBI has released an article addressing ransomware campaigns that use intimidating messages claiming to be from the 
FBI or other government agencies. Scam operators use ransomware – a type of malicious software – to infect a computer 
and restrict access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the FBI article "Ransomware on the Rise [ 
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2015/january/ransomware-on-the-rise/ransomware-on-the-rise ]" for details and refer to 
Alert TA-295A [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-295A ] for information on Crypto Ransomware.

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