[2016-01-07] Hackers Adopt SaaS Model to Support Bitcoin Ransomware Schemes

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The Year 2015 saw cyber criminals implement new strategies to extort money, many taking their ransoms in bitcoin. The one that got everybody’s attention as the year came to a close was Ransom32 – a JavaScript-based ransomware which freezes the files in a user’s computer until a ransom is paid in bitcoin.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/07/meet-the-javascript-ransomware-demanding-bitcoin/