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New ransomware is targeting Windows and Linux PCs with a 'unique' attack

• fortran77 6y ago
  If Linux ever got even 10% of the desktop/laptop market, it would be effective to target it, and it would be extremely vulnerable. I've had Linux servers hacked because I was a few days late at patching my WordPress....
  • tsjq 6y ago
    oh! I thought Linux had some inherent / in-built architectural feature that made viruses impossible .
• noble_pleb 6y ago
  Can someone eli5 what this means for regular desktop users of linux distros?
• deleted 6y ago
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• tsjq 6y ago
  >It's an unusual form of ransomware because it's written in Java, deployed as a trojanised Java Runtime Environment and is compiled in a Java image file (Jimage) to hide the malicious intentions. are there any options in browser settings / adblock extensions to block this thing ?