Ransomware like CryptoLocker, which encrypts precious files and holds them that way until a ransom is paid, is becoming more and more common. However, not all threats are as difficult to beat as CryptoLocker. A couple of French security researchers who work for Airbus, Fabien Perigaud and Cedric Pernet, have come across a new piece of ransomware dubbed BitCrypt. They analyzed the malware after it infected a computer belonging to one of their friends and encrypted all the pictures …
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