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Title: New Ransomware Prank Affects Chrome, Safari Browsers
Post by: HCK on September 26, 2013, 07:01:14 pm
New Ransomware Prank Affects Chrome, Safari Browsers
      


Last July, a ransomware prank was found making the rounds on Safari browsers, which tied up the browser window with excessive pop-ups purporting to be from the FBI, demanding users send $300 to have their browser unlocked. The ransomware wasn’t harmful to the user’s system, and it could be easily bypassed. Well, we’re seeing yet another [...]
      

http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/new-ransomware-prank-affects-chrome-safari-browsers/