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Ransomware

●●●○○Intermediate

Every file on the computer has become unreadable. A message demands a ransom in cryptocurrency.

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New message · None — message shown after the files were encrypted

Full-screen message on the affected computer

ALL YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED. To recover them, send the equivalent of €900 in cryptocurrency to the address shown within 72 hours. After that, the key will be destroyed and your files lost for good.

What do you do?

This simulation illustrates Ransomware. The article explains the full mechanism, the warning signs and what to do.