[CS-FSLUG] Miscreants encrypt files, hold them for ransom...MickySoft systems!

[Fred A. Miller]

"In a new type of online attack, extortionists remotely encrypt user files and 
then demand money for the key to decode the information."

"Researchers at Symantec have seen the malicious program used in the ransom 
attack. The "Trojan.Pgpcoder" searches a victim's hard disk drive for 15 
common file types, including images and Microsoft Office file types. It then 
encrypts the files, removes the originals and drops a note asking $200 for 
the encryption key, Friedrichs said."

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5718678.html?tag=nl.e589

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