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    Spoetnik (OP)
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    February 10, 2016, 12:15:40 PM
    Last edit: February 10, 2016, 12:26:49 PM by Spoetnik
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    I already have heard stories about ties to Bitcoin + Ransomware..
    I had heard the industry make malware creators around 325 million a year in Bitcoin.

    Now i seen this..

    Meet Ransom32, the first Javascript ransomware for Windows, Mac, and Linux





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    Ransomware, as known by a lot of people, are nasty pieces of software that encrypt files on a Windows system, and then threaten users that their data will be lost forever, unless they pay up, usually in Bitcoins. Many have surfaced in the past year, like a program that scrambles your computer's file names, and another that even offers a 'referral program,' turning victims into perpetrators. And more recently, such programs have evolved, now targeting a wider range of computers.

    Enter Ransom32, one of the newest ransomware for the New Year. The program is written in Javascript, running on the NW.js platform, and can infect systems running on the Windows platform. It can also have the capability of targeting Mac OS X or Linux computers, if repackaged with platform-specific runtimes. It is also dubbed as a "ransomware-as-a-service," a play from SaaS or "Software as a Service."

    Credits: www.neowin.net + Emsisoft

    This topic about "Ransomware" should be an ongoing discussion.
    We need to address this and spread awareness to the world about it.
    Yet i never have seen one topic on this issue here before.
    Just like how Paypal's Terms of service forbids use of any crypto currency trading..
    We have Staff, the site owner and all users ignoring the issue deliberately.

    There is dangers with things like Paypal and Ransomware and you all should be responsible
    and make an effort to warn people and maybe make some kind of effort to combat it.

    Both of those two things deserve a sticky warning topic here !
    Places like BTCe should NOT be letting people withdraw to Paypal if it will get their money stolen etc.
    And NO ..simply creating a sticky by theymos saying hey "it's risky" because of Paypal Chargebacks is not enough !

    Then the Ransomware issue is a big problem !
    If people don't know what they are ? I highly suggest searching for info on them.

    THIS IS NOT JUST A WINDOWS ONLY PROBLEM

    EDIT:
    It's getting dangerous out there guys.. this mentions hackers stole a Billion dollars from a bank.
    http://www.neowin.net/news/russian-gangs-using-sophisticated-hacking-technique-to-make-unlimited-cash-withdrawls

    FUD first & ask questions later™
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