Carleton University computers infected with ransomware

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 13:51 in Mathematics & Economics

Students at Carleton University are being warned that some of its computers have been infected by ransomware — a type of computer virus that uses encryption to effectively hold files hostage in exchange for payment.

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