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Title: BrandPost: Keranger: the first “in-the-wild” ransomware for Macs. But certainly not the last. Post by: HCK on October 31, 2017, 04:05:13 pm BrandPost: Keranger: the first “in-the-wild” ransomware for Macs. But certainly not the last.
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Ransomware has been one of the most lucrative threats for cybercriminals. With the FBI estimating financial losses were up <a href="https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/how-ransomware-turned-into-a-billion-dollar-business-15981.html" rel="nofollow">$1 billion dollars[/url] in 2017 alone, by the end of 2018 it’s reasonable to speculate that those numbers will be significantly higher.</p><p>Although most ransomware targets systems running Windows, Mac ransomware became a reality when Brazilian researchers posted a proof-of-concept (dubbed Mabouia) in early 2015. Whether by coincidence or design, the first truly damaging ransomware sample for Macs emerged about a month later, delivered using a tampered version of a popular file-sharing application known as Transmission.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3234650/macs/keranger-the-first-in-the-wild-ransomware-for-macs-but-certainly-not-the-last.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: BrandPost: Keranger: the first “in-the-wild” ransomware for Macs. But certainly not the last. (https://www.macworld.com/article/3234650/macs/keranger-the-first-in-the-wild-ransomware-for-macs-but-certainly-not-the-last.html#tk.rss_all) |