Ransomeware-ing: a new online data piracy thing to worry about
I’d never heard of ransomeware-ing before:
This is a relatively new beast. In this, attackers remotely access your computer and steal photos, documents, or encrypt all the data (so that you can’t access anything). Then they send you a ransom note demanding money if you want your data back or you want access to your computer again. Call it “data kidnapping” if you want.
Yikes. Fortunately, the solution is virus software and a good firewall, which you should have anyway – check out the above link for some free suggestions.
I’m going to guess that Mac users are less vulnerable to this stuff, but you never know when that could change so it’s good to be aware.
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