Much Ado About Ransomware?
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Much Ado About Ransomware?
For nearly the past half-decade, ransomware has been the scourge of the internet as these malicious codes threaten to lock the files and documents of unsuspecting web surfers.
Ransomware is a malicious software that can hold the files in your Computers, Servers (including Cloud) and Mobile Devices under ransom (locked with encryption) and only unlocked (decrypted) by the Hackers when the ransom amount is paid.
The chart below shows the most prevalent ransomware in 2017, as reported in Check Point’s H2 2017 Global Threat Intelligence Trends Report.
Like other computer viruses, there are several variants of ransomware, but rather than go in depth on the ransomware family, this article will provide a generic view on where these ransomwares can be found and what they target:
- Desktop Ransomware
- Mobile Application
- Ransomware Mobile
- Website Ransomware
- Email Ransomware
- Games Ransomware
- Ransomware Affecting
- Network Devices And Iot Devices
- Future Mutations
Remediation:
- Disable your computer internet connection (WiFi or LAN) immediately. Do not connect your infected device to your home and company network.
- Unless for forensic purposes, do not attach any thumb-drives or external hard drives to the infected machine to prevent accidental dissemination of the ransomware to other devices.
- Immediately bring your laptop to the IT Support in your Company so they can handle the incident.