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Oh don't worry, now they're deleting your files and extorting you to restore them. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-crew-ratchets-up-the-ransom/

Oh don't worry, now they're deleting your files and extorting you to restore them. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-crew-ratchets-up-the-ransom/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-crew-ratchet... Wanton destruction like the old days, now fueled by profit motive.

eli 13y ago
It might be true that its use is on the rise, but that's an old idea. I encountered "ransomware" in the wild in the late 90s/early 2000s.