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July 03, 2016, 07:23:45 PM
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Bitcoin Ransomware May Soon Become a Thing of the Past

Ransomware has been around since 1989 after Joseph Popp created the first malware known as AIDS or PC Cyborg. After 27 years, internet users are still finding themselves becoming targets to advanced versions of these malware which holds them for ransom by encrypting all the files on their computer. Almost all ransomware demand varying amounts in ransom to be sent in the form of bitcoin to the creator or distributor of the malware in order to get the decryption tool to regain access to the files...

http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/07/03/bitcoin-ransomware-may-soon-become-thing-past/

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