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December 28, 2015, 06:36:24 PM
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Ransomware Attacks Large UK News Site, Demands Bitcoin Payment

A new Cryptesla ransomware is making the rounds throughout the web locking up users files and demanding Bitcoin. Recently the UK news publication The Independent was allegedly compromised by the malicious malware. Trend Micro Blog said that the Cryptesla 2.2.0 had infected the media site by focusing in on its blog page and possibly threatening readers using the WordPress it’s platform.

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