Ransomware is nothing but is a kind
of profitable businesses for cybercriminals and is a vital pain for the
end-users and the business. Ransomware is getting more and more aggressive. Usually,
the Windows handling complement was the targeted, but these Android Operating
System and Linux are being targeted. It has been determined by the security
experts that this continues to take place then it can be frightful for a normal
user.
Leap towards the Extortionware
According to the Bitdefender’s
predictions for 2016, it has been concluded that ransomware is not going to be
the top issue, as it will change the way we identify the personal data. As
ransomware simply encrypt the data till now and it asks for the ransom for
unlocking the access to your critical information but now it is planning to
move toward extortionware by threatening the victim to post their locked online
data. Those who used to refuse to pay the ransom, they can get the access to
their data online once the crooks post them. This could be so worst for the
business as it could be quite worst when they bet their data posted online.
Getting data such as personal files like documents, photos exposed could be
quite risky for their businesses and so it can easily impact your business. And
in this way, extortionware becomes more profitable business for the
cybercriminals.
Linux.Encoder - The Beginning
Since last few months, a new Linux
ransomware dubbed Linux.Encoder has been affecting the web servers. The most
frightening part of this ransomware is that the web is based on Linux-powered
web servers sometime host more than one site. When an unpatched Linux web
server is being infected with this Linux ransomware then the other hosted
websites could be easily affected. However, when an unbreakable Linux.Encoder
distribution is being created then the damage could be terrible.
How to Protect Yourself From
Ransomware?
It has been advised by the experts
that the best way to protect from ransomware extortion is to use security solution
which is quite efficient to remove and detect the ransomware then this anti-ransomware
technology will help you to protect your files, documents and also photos from
being encrypted.
For More Information:
https://www.pcthreatremoval.net/ransomware-how-to-tackle-extortion-attacks-in-2016
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