Data backup and restoration are regarded as the only way to really make sure businesses hit with the malware get files back It is an IT nightmare: Businesses hit with the CryptoLocker malware find ...

Seven hundred and fifty dollars -- that is the amount of money it cost a police department in Massachusetts to regain access to its computer files. The culprit of this kidnap and ransom was the ...

Cryptolocker is making headlines for encrypting data and holding it ransom, but leaving some victims in the lurch despite paying out to regain access to their files. It uses strong encryption, making ...

People want to spend, goes a popular maxim in sales, all you have to do is remove any barriers that might prevent them from doing so. That principle tends to be applied to the sale of fancy knives or ...

A chambers of commerce in Vermont has found itself $5,000 (APS3,000) out of pocket after having to replace computers, servers and backup drives infected by the rampaging Cryptolocker malware. The Area ...

If you don’t win an online auction, sometimes you receive a “second chance offer” that costs whatever your highest bid was for an item. Extortion doesn’t work that way as seen by the newest second ...