What More Can Ransomware Do In 2017, 2018 And Further
Ransomware is to grow further this year and in near future. It will be more aggressive than what the tech world has seen until now. It will include higher ransom payments and assume to even go beyond attacking data. It may shut down complete computer systems of factories or utilities.
If believed to United States Department of Homeland Security official Neil Jenkins, the ransomware has so far shown to be effective and there's no reason for it to stop.
Experts at the recent RSA cybersecurity conference fear ransomware will spread and one estimate reveals in 2016 it has already raked in $1 billion.
The ransomware computer infections first targets data of victims and encrypt it. Once done, it threatens to be deleting the captured data unless a payment is made. Usually the cybercr...