There were reports of
Internet hooligans taking control of a system through known threats, then
encrypting the whole data on the system and later asking for a ransom to be
able to receive the decryption code.This is a
peculiar situation where your data is not yet damaged by an attacker, yet
you are unable to access any of your data because the files and folders are
encrypted.
This is not a prevalent threat nor is it expected to pose
a serious threat. However as we are trying to bring you up-to-date with the
Internet threats and its solutions, this information has been brought to
you.
For most of you, PC and its data may not be your lifeblood
or anything very vital. However for those of you PC data is very vital, you
cant refrain from being worried and taking preventive action.
Ransomware - How it happens?
