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FBI seeks cybersecurity help as ransomware epidemic deemed an ’emergency’ – Reuters

By Securities Docket on April 1, 2016, 8:00 am

“We need your help!” the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a confidential “Flash” advisory that was dated March 25 and obtained by Reuters over the weekend. Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts a victim’s data so they cannot gain access to it on their computers, then offers to unlock the system in exchange for payment.

via FBI seeks cybersecurity help as ransomware epidemic deemed an ’emergency’ – Reuters

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