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Re:Don't use 1234 as your password by brownbat on Sunday November 17, 2013 @09:43PM (#6752180)
Oh don't worry, now they're deleting your files and extorting you to restore them.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-crew-ratchet...

Wanton destruction like the old days, now fueled by profit motive.

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Re:Don't use 1234 as your password by eli on Sunday November 17, 2013 @09:57PM (#6752225)
It might be true that its use is on the rise, but that's an old idea. I encountered "ransomware" in the wild in the late 90s/early 2000s.
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