Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 2, 2014 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 2, 2014 U.S. Leads Multi-National Action Against “Gameover Zeus” Botnet and “Cryptolocker” Ransomware, Charges Botnet Administrator The Justice Department today announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet – a global network of infected victim computers used by cyber criminals to steal millions of dollars from businesses and consumers... In a separate action, U.S. and foreign law enforcement officials worked together to seize computer servers central to the malicious software or “malware” known as Cryptolocker, a form of “ransomware” that encrypts the files on victims’ computers until they pay a ransom. According to this article you have two weeks or less to undo your cryptolocked computer... Global police operation disrupts aggressive Cryptolocker virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelplucker Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Good AV and backups is the way to go, glad to see someones finally cracking down on this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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