What is a ransomware attack? It is an attack by a hacker or a group of hackers who remotely locks the target computers and demands money in order to restore the data and access. How does it work? When a computer is infected, the ransomware program(malware) encrypts important documents and files and then demands a ransom, typically in Bitcoin, for some kind of Digital Key in order to unlock the files. Though there is not surety of computer being unlocked so just in case the user didn't have any recent backup of his data he/she might face a huge data loss. Recent Ransomware Attacks:- 1. WannaCry Ransomware:- This attack began on 12 may 2017 which targeted computers running Microsoft Windows Operating Systems by encrypting their data and demanding some ransom in Bitcoin so as to unlock the computer. W ithin a day this attack was reported to have infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. Parts of the United Kingdom's National Health S
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