5 ways to become a smaller target for ransomware hackers

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 15:20 in Mathematics & Economics

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hacking for ransom is on the rise - on pace to beat out last year's figures - and hits people where it hurts, locking them out of files, photos and critical records until they pay hackers a bounty to restore their access. Hackers bait users to click on infected email links or open infected attachments, or they take advantage of outdated and vulnerable systems....

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