Mobile Ransomware
How to protect a mobile phone from Ransomware Attacks
When a mobile phone is targeted by a ransomware attack, all the photos, contacts, messages, videos and files are locked until a ransom is paid to hackers. An online survey conducted recently by McAfee states that nearly 28% of ransomware attacks are targeting online users who are active on smart phones and tablets. Thus, the […]
Microsoft detects a novel Mobile Ransomware
Microsoft has announced that it has detected a new sophisticated malware that encrypts devices, instead of files and disables users from doing anything on a touch interface enabled smart phone. So, all those users who have been infected by such malware have no other choice rather than to pay the ransom or throw their mobile–albeit […]
