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Title: Apple shuts down first-ever ransomware attack against Mac users Post by: HCK on March 07, 2016, 09:00:15 pm Apple shuts down first-ever ransomware attack against Mac users
<article> <section class="page"> <p> With the help of security researchers, Apple over the weekend quickly blocked a cyberattack aimed at infecting Mac users with file-encrypting malware known as ransomware.</p><p> The incident is believed to be the first Apple-focused attack using ransomware (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3041001/security/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-ransomware.html), which typically targets computers running Windows.</p><p> Victims of ransomware are asked to pay a fee, usually in bitcoin, to get access to the decryption key to recover their files.</p><p> Security company Palo Alto Networks wrote on Sunday that it found the “KeRanger” ransomware wrapped into Transmission, which is a free Mac BitTorrent client. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3040987/security/apple-shuts-down-first-ever-ransomware-attack-against-mac-users.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple shuts down first-ever ransomware attack against Mac users (http://www.macworld.com/article/3040987/security/apple-shuts-down-first-ever-ransomware-attack-against-mac-users.html#tk.rss_all) |