Ransomware


InfoWorld:

GpCode encrypts a victim's files and then demands payment for the decryption key.</p>

This is an interesting concept for cybercrime. Is it really back?. According to the world's famous encyclopedia, these types of malware became popular around mid-2006.

1024-bit encryption seems to be the new thing. And of course, the safest protection is to pull the plug.

via Slashdot.