Linux Security Exploit Demands $500 Ransom to Decrypt Files

Posted by Mcusanelli on Nov 10, 2015 10:34 PM EDT
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A new ransomware called Linux.Encoder.1 demands payment from users of open source Linux-based servers and PCs in order to decrypt home directories, Web servers and database files. Ransomware is not something with which users of Linux-based PCs and servers have traditionally had to contend.

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